- 17 years experience
- Men's wellbeing focus
- NJ LPC
About Amanda
Amanda Berger-Semko welcomes people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. She encourages clients to pause and tell their story in a calm, nonjudgmental space. Amanda asks simple questions and listens closely so people can find clarity and make choices that fit their life.
Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, with 17 years of experience. She has worked in schools, faith communities, courts, community programs, and private practice. Those settings shaped a practical approach that meets everyday challenges like stress, anxiety, work strain, and changes in relationships.
Her work often focuses on relationship patterns and attachment, along with issues such as loss, trauma, addiction, and questions around identity and intimacy. Amanda also supports people coping with parenting concerns, career transitions, grief, sleep and eating struggles, and chronic health stressors.
In sessions she uses client-centered listening and mindfulness to slow things down and notice what matters. She draws on attachment-based and existential ideas to help people understand patterns and find meaning. Jungian and narrative perspectives are used when exploring inner stories and symbols that shape life choices.
Amanda aims to be a fellow traveler as clients sort priorities, values, and next steps. She encourages small, realistic changes that fit daily life. If you want to step back from the to-do list and reflect, she offers a steady presence to help you do that.
How Amanda’s Approaches Translate Online
Amanda uses attachment-based ideas to help people see how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional reactions. This approach can be useful for issues like intimacy, abandonment concerns, and family of origin patterns.She also works in a client-centered way, staying curious and following the person’s lead so sessions match what feels important right now. Mindfulness techniques are used to notice bodily reactions and calm strong emotions, which can help with anxiety, stress, and sleep difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as needs change.
Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, reduce commuting time, and allow for quicker check-ins when life is hectic. Some people find video helpful for visual connection, while others prefer audio for a shorter, less involved session. Talk through your needs and practical constraints with Amanda when you schedule so sessions match your everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Credentials
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, sleep and eating struggles, and identity matters such as LGBT issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are conversational and client-centered, with mindfulness, attachment, narrative, existential, and Jungian influences to help people understand patterns and meaning.
How much experience does she bring?
Amanda has 17 years of experience in schools, churches, courts, community programs, and private practice settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing from New Jersey.
Can I work with her if I live outside the US?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amanda?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.