Meet AMANDA

Amanda serves as Co-Director at Legacy Strategy, Inc and is a Licensed Professional Counselor.  She has worked in the mental health field since 2004 and wants to see her clients live holistic, full, integrated lives and thus in collaboration with the client attempts to address all concerns in a way that is customized to each individual person's needs and wants.  For some individuals this will mean homework outside of sessions (CBT), for others it may mean the use of a specialized technique (like EMDR and/or Polyvagal exercises), and for some individuals this may mean traditional talk therapy (perhaps in conjunction with walking during therapy).  She is a contracted provider with One Source counseling for EAP work. Amanda sees adults for individual and group therapy for varying concerns including but not limited to anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress management, and addictive behavior.  
 
Amanda has a high level of empathy for those that she works with! She is astute in navigating the balance of having a deep compassion and an understanding of how unwanted habits can develop while also offering her clients accountability for their choices. This is in part due to her years of treating adults with a history of sexual misconduct at Medlin Treatment Center where she served as Assistant Director of the Sexual Deviancy Program.  Though this population is difficult to treat, she believes working with this population has made her a better therapist in that she can have a strong empathy and unconditional positive regard for anyone, regardless of the circumstances the person has found themselves in.

Additionally

Amanda and her husband have been married since 2006.  They enjoy traveling, hiking, and trying new restaurants in the area.  Individually, she volunteers with Refugee families in assisting their acclimation to life in the United States.  She also enjoys being creative in the kitchen and spending time with her girlfriends.

Blog: Read Amanda's blog posts HERE.

credentials

LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor

Education

M.A. Professional Counseling 
Richmont Graduate University
 
B.S. Biology
Lambuth University

Memberships

 LPCAGA - Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia