Amanda was born and raised in the Bismarck. She graduated from the University of Mary with her Bachelors in Psychology in 2016. In 2018, she graduated from the University of Mary with her Masters in Mental Health Counseling. She has experience with working with children and their families as well as working with children residing in in-patient psychiatric treatment centers.

 

She loves working with children of all ages, along with their families and caretakers. In practice she utilizes play, art and sandtray along with trauma centered therapies such as Brainspotting. She is also trained in evidenced based therapies such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

 

When she is not working, Amanda loves to play with her dog, Simba, and spend time with her family.

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Amanda has a passion for helping families through difficult custody or court proceeds. She is sought after for her practice of the childs mental health always comes first.  

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Top Trainings:

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• Brainspotting 1 & 2

• Circle of Security Facilitator

• Experiential Play Therapy by developer Dr Byron Norton

• High conflict Divorce Cases ->100 hours 

• New Ways for Families - Co-Parenting class

• TF-CBT Certified: Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Check out a playlist of videos featuring Amanda, here.