Amanda Altenhofen

I served my internship at Lakemary working with those who have an AHD diagnosis. I have experience working with families of those with AHD to navigate a lifestyle that is different from the mainstream.

I Attachment Theory in my work to help resolve decades old traumas to create better relationships between family members. I believe the attachments we experience as children will be the "roadmap" of relationships that we take into adulthood. Taking this into account, attachment theory is how we reslolve decades or generational traumas.

I am specifically trained in treating families. I hold a Masters of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy. I have treated many family formations, including LGBTQ+ family formations, families with multiple generations involved (parents, grandparents, and kids), single parent families, and families who have adopted children.

In our current sociopolitical climate, with a pandemic and other major issues that currently creep into everyone's life, I find that mitigating anxiety is at the heart of my practice. Anxiety can come in many forms, and take many shapes. However, not acknowledging anxiety over the plethora of issues we face in our lives often causes distress. I am currently in training for a DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Parenting), and use various interventions for mitigating anxiety.

When treating attachment, I take a DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Parenting) approach, and use various interventions to help foster attachment in families. I have treated various family formations to increase attachment between parents and children.

In our current sociopolitical climate, with a pandemic and other major issues that currently creep into everyone's life, I find that mitigating anxiety is at the heart of my practice. Anxiety can come in many forms, and take many shapes. However, not acknowledging anxiety over the plethora of issues we face in our lives often causes distress. I am currently in training for a DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Parenting), and use various interventions for mitigating anxiety.