Amanda Burns is a licensed professional counselor who brings 15 years of experience to her practice in Tennessee.
01About Amanda
Amanda Burns is a licensed professional counselor who brings 15 years of experience to her practice in Tennessee. She works with adults and adolescents, helping them manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and stress. Amanda favors clear, practical steps in sessions so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.
Her career began after earning graduate degrees from Tennessee Technological University and completing supervised clinical work with the Vanderbilt Community Mental Health Center.
Background and approach
Early roles included outpatient therapy and supporting Nashville Metro Schools’ Special Education program. That work involved individual and group therapy and creating behavior support plans for students. Since relocating, Amanda has focused on outpatient and residential treatment settings.
For the last eight years she has operated a solo independent practice in a shared clinical suite alongside a psychiatrist and psychiatric nurse practitioners. Her caseload has included people facing PTSD, sexual and physical abuse, mood disorders, and addiction concerns. Amanda combines straightforward talk with skill-building.
She uses client-centered listening and teaches tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches to reduce distress. She also draws on dialectical and emotionally focused ideas when relationships or intense emotions are central concerns. Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative.
Amanda helps clients set small goals, practice new skills, and track progress. People seeking support for parenting stress, caregiver strain, sleep problems, obsessive thoughts, panic, or compassion fatigue often find her approach hands-on and focused on day-to-day relief.
02Credentials
- LPC (Tennessee)
- License 2095 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1962586768 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
Methods Amanda names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Amanda names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Amanda uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person without judgment, which helps people feel heard and clarify what they want from counseling. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotions are intense or when people need skills for managing strong reactions. DBT emphasizes skills like emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clear communication, which can be useful for panic, anger, or relationship strain. Amanda adapts these methods to the online setting and discusses which approaches make the most sense for each person.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each client about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they choose strategies to try, review progress, and adjust the plan as needed to fit the client's life and goals.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people build rapport and use visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or days when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Amanda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, sleep problems, parenting stress, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then teaches coping skills from CBT, mindfulness, and client-centered approaches.
What is her professional background?
Amanda has 15 years of experience, including early work with Vanderbilt Community Mental Health Center and school-based services, and eight years running her own practice.
Where is Amanda licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amanda?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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