Amanda Jones (She/her)

Way back in the 50s, John Bowlby developed attachment theory identifying four adult attachment styles: anxious; avoidant; fearful-avoidant; and secure. Are you somewhat familiar with your attachment style and want explore further? Or have you noticed patterns of behavior in your love life that aren’t serving you but not sure where to begin? Let’s dive in and learn how you can be safe and secure in a healthy relationship!

Amanda is a Gottman Level 1 certified therapist. She bases her practice on research-based and effective interventions to help couples learn to manage conflict, deepen friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams. Amanda also offers a premarital educational program that includes learning and practicing skills that will make your long-term commitment last.

Amanda uses Brene Brown’s work on vulnerability and shame to influence her practice. This involves cultivating courage, compassion, and connection to step into the narrative that “You are enough”. I believe that all humans are innately worthy of love and belonging. Therapy is a safe place to help you explore your limiting beliefs and learn to live wholeheartedly.

I hav been working with couples for over three years as a professional wedding officiant and relationship therapist. I offer a 4-session one-on-one premarital educational program based on the Gottman Method that includes learning and practicing skills that will make a long-term commitment last. This is not a cookie cutter approach. Sessions are personalized to couple’s unique strengths and opportunities as they begin a journey in marriage using the Gottman Relationship Checkup tool.

I am a Gottman Level 1 certified therapist. This means I base my practice on research-based and effective interventions to help couples learn to manage conflict, deepen friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams.

I have been practicing CBT, an evidence-based treatment, since 2015 with children, adults and families in a variety of settings. The premise is that our thoughts, emotions and behaviors are all linked. By learning to recognize one’s distortions in thinking, a person can address limiting beliefs and use adaptive coping skills to reduce unwanted behaviors. Through practice opportunities, clients develop a greater sense of confidence in their own abilities.

I have completed 12.5 hours of continuing education in addition to ongoing review of ACT literature. ACT is an evidence-based model proven to be effective with addressing anxiety disorders, depression, substance use disorders, workplace stress, and more. My clients have found ACT to be more helpful than traditional CBT which works to change or stop thoughts. Instead, ACT helps you accept the daily messages that pop into your brain and commit to making values based decisions.