Amanda Gale, LCSW, CSW-PIP
Wyoming · 12 years in practice
Amanda Gale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 12 years of clinical experience to each session.
License and registration
- LCSW, Wyoming
- LCSW-854 · expires March 2028
- CSW-PIP, South Dakota
- 6073 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1437449881 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Amanda
Amanda Gale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 12 years of clinical experience to each session. She takes a practical, person-centered approach and focuses on building coping skills and confidence. Amanda helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life transitions.
She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, caregiver strain, addiction concerns, and issues around self-esteem. Her style is supportive and strengths based. Amanda treats therapy as a team effort where the client guides goals and she offers tools and mentorship.
Background and approach
She often works in short-term blocks of 8 to 12 sessions while remaining available for ongoing supportive care afterward. Amanda uses a mix of approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques. She draws from these methods to help people notice patterns, make practical changes, and deepen important relationships.
She has experience providing individual, group, and family therapy services and has supported people facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, grief, and career challenges. Amanda emphasizes identifying existing strengths and placing supports in helpful roles around each person. Originally trained in social work, Amanda combines a recovery-oriented outlook with clear, actionable steps.
Sessions focus on skill building, problem solving, and planning so people can return to daily life with greater confidence and clearer next steps.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Amanda names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Amanda's Approaches Work Online
Amanda blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to guide online work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and expressing core emotions to improve important relationships and reduce repeated negative cycles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that align with personal values. Attachment-based approaches look at early relationship patterns and how they shape current connections and coping styles.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Amanda will listen to your goals and try strategies that fit your needs and preferences. Together you can adjust the focus as progress is made so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and reading nonverbal cues, while phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief updates, coaching-style support, and times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, grief, addictions, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and many life transitions.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style?
Amanda uses a supportive, person-centered approach that emphasizes strengths and practical skills. She collaborates with clients to create a choice-based plan for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has 12 years of experience providing clinical services and a total of 21 years in social work roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW and holds CSW-PIP credentials, licensed in Wyoming as LCSW and registered in South Dakota as CSW-PIP, and is based in South Dakota.
In which languages can sessions be held and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use 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 schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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