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Amanda Gale

Therapist · South Dakota

Understanding guidance for everyday struggles

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Amanda Gale
Credentials
LCSW, CSW-PIP
License
LCSW, Wyoming · LCSW-854; CSW-PIP, South Dakota · 6073
NPI
1437449881
Experience
12 years
Languages
English
Location
South Dakota
  • Strengths based
  • Short-term focus
  • Skill building

About Amanda

Amanda Gale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on practical, day-to-day support. She offers steady guidance for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and codependency concerns. Her style is straightforward and encouraging, aimed at building coping skills and confidence.

With 12 years of clinical practice and a total of 21 years in social work roles, she draws on broad experience with individual and group work. Amanda helps people clarify problems, make realistic plans, and practice new skills that fit into everyday life. She often uses short-term work to jump-start progress while remaining available for ongoing support when needed.

Her approach centers on the person and their strengths. She partners with clients to create choice-based plans and build practical coping strategies. Amanda emphasizes recovery-minded steps that let the client stay in control of their pace and goals.

She also pays attention to relationships that matter at home and at work, helping people identify and strengthen supportive connections. Amanda supports caregivers managing stress related to illness or mental health changes, and she helps people find balance when life and work demands feel overwhelming.

Sessions aim to strengthen confidence and independence. Amanda often frames therapy as a brief, skills-focused process of about 8 to 12 sessions, followed by optional ongoing support. She describes her role as a guide and mentor who walks alongside clients as they try new ways of coping and living.

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online work

Amanda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behavior, useful for relationship strain, abandonment concerns, and codependency.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She acts as a guide, adjusting plans as clients try new skills and notice what helps most.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Many clients find online therapy easier to fit into their day because it can reduce travel time, allow quicker check-ins during breaks, and make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions. Amanda emphasizes practical tools and skill practice that translate well to remote sessions, helping clients build coping strategies they can use in everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Credentials

Wyoming, South Dakota

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Amanda help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, depression, ADHD, and codependency among other challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is supportive and person-centered, focusing on strengths and practical coping skills that clients can use between sessions.

How much clinical experience does Amanda have?

She has 12 years of clinical experience and a combined 21 years working in social work services overall.

What credentials and location are on record?

She holds LCSW and CSW-PIP credentials and practices from South Dakota.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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