Amanda Mills, LPCC

Amanda Mills is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Ohio. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and changes that feel overwhelming. Amanda also supports people dealing with grief, addiction concerns, caregiving strain, and aging and geriatric issues. She aims to create a calm, direct space to talk about what matters most and set practical goals.

She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health from John Carroll University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Taylor University. Since 2017 she has worked across inpatient care, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient groups, and private practice. That range gives her experience with both short-term skill work and longer-term emotional patterns.

Amanda uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside attachment-focused and client-centered methods. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and reconnect with values that matter to them. She offers coaching-style support when clients want more practical steps toward life changes.

Her work often includes support for relationship and intimacy concerns, family of origin patterns, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiver stress. She also addresses career-related pressure, codependency, and recovery from substance use. Amanda invites people to explore what they want to change and to build steady habits for coping and growth.

People who choose her can expect a collaborative approach that balances listening with concrete tools. She welcomes honest conversation and gradual progress toward clearer goals.

How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online

Amanda uses methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that are simple to explain. ACT focuses on helping people notice what they care about and take small steps toward those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. CBT teaches ways to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

She also draws from attachment-based and client-centered ideas to strengthen relationships and emotional understanding. Those approaches emphasize clear listening, exploring how early relationships shape current patterns, and helping people feel heard as they try new ways of relating. Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the person to decide which methods match their goals and comfort level.

If you are considering online work, confirm available session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to continue steady care during life changes so momentum is not lost. Licensed professionals tailor the pace and tools to what each person can manage.