Amanda Marvin, LCSW

North Carolina · 11 years in practice

Amanda Marvin is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience in North Carolina.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C010360 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1114313053 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 11
Languages: English

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About Amanda

Amanda Marvin is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience in North Carolina. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and major life changes. Her work is direct and down-to-earth, focused on practical steps people can use day to day.

Amanda invites clients into a calm, respectful space where their experience comes first. She centers conversations on what matters to the person in front of her and uses clear tools to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Her clinical toolbox includes cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, mindfulness practices, and elements from dialectical behavior approaches. Amanda draws on these methods to help people manage strong emotions, reduce avoidance, and notice unhelpful thinking patterns.

She often works with people dealing with relationship strain, grief, addiction concerns, parenting stress, career questions, and identity issues. Amanda also addresses family of origin concerns, communication problems, infidelity, and blended family challenges using practical strategies and goal-focused planning. Amanda explains concepts in plain language and helps people try small changes between sessions.

She supports building routines, practicing emotion regulation skills, and making values-based decisions. Her aim is to help people find manageable ways to feel steadier and more in control of day-to-day life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Parenting issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Blended family issues
Co-morbidity
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
HIV / AIDS
Infidelity
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Amanda names

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Online support

How Amanda's approaches translate to online therapy

Amanda uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions because it breaks problems into small, manageable steps.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which helps people clarify their values and commit to actions that match those values even when emotions are difficult. ACT is often helpful for people dealing with chronic stress, avoidance, or low motivation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try strategies in session, and adjust the plan over time. The aim is to settle on methods that feel useful and realistic for day-to-day life.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging can make short check-ins and skill practice easier to fit into busy days. These options make therapy more flexible and can help people maintain momentum between sessions.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Amanda support?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction-related issues, plus relationship and family-of-origin problems and grief.

What is Amanda's therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She focuses on clear skills people can use between sessions and tailors work to each person's goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Amanda has 11 years of experience as a clinician working with the concerns listed in her profile.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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