Amanda Ihle

Amanda Ihle is a licensed clinical social worker with 16 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, grief, and trauma. Amanda speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for anyone who reaches out.

Before practicing in Oregon she spent eight years licensed in Washington State providing addiction medicine treatment with Clark County Juvenile Court and offering on-campus services for several school districts in southwest Washington. For the past eight years she has worked in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland, bringing crisis experience to routine clinical care.

In sessions she focuses on building an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. She uses practical tools from acceptance and commitment work and cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice what matters and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness techniques and client-centered care are used to support emotional regulation and self-awareness.

Amanda also pays attention to attachment concerns and the effects of past losses or abandonment. She helps people dealing with parenting stress, blended family challenges, intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Addiction and substance concerns are addressed with a background in motivational interviewing and addiction medicine contexts.

If you are looking for straightforward help coping with life changes or complex reactions after trauma, she offers clear, steady support and practical steps to move forward.

Therapeutic approaches and how they can work online

Amanda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them even when feelings are difficult. ACT is practical for anxiety, stress, and coping with life changes because it emphasizes action aligned with what matters.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT provides concrete exercises for sleep problems, mood concerns, and managing worry. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her attention to wounds from past relationships and helps people notice how early patterns affect present connections.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Amanda works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals, needs, and comfort. She will talk with you about what feels most useful and adjust methods as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm which options are offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during a work break or between appointments. Different approaches map well to remote work - for example, mindfulness exercises and CBT worksheets are easy to use in online sessions - and Amanda will help you find ways to make therapy practical and relevant to your daily routine.