- 16 years experience
- LCSW in Oregon
- Focus on self esteem
About Amanda
Amanda Ihle is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Oregon with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship struggles, grief, and self esteem challenges. Amanda aims to make the first step feel manageable and validating for those who reach out.
Amanda spent eight years working in Washington State delivering addiction medicine treatment with Clark County Juvenile Court and providing on-campus care for several school districts in southwest Washington. For the past eight years she has worked in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland. That mix of community and emergency settings shaped a practical, steady approach to hard moments.
In sessions she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness to help clients notice what matters and take small steps toward it. Attachment-based ideas also inform how she looks at relationship patterns and intimacy concerns.
Amanda draws on motivational interviewing when addiction or readiness for change is part of the work. She often combines talk work with grounding and present-moment skills to manage symptoms like sleeplessness, anger, or panic. Amanda emphasizes clear, doable strategies rather than long theory talks.
Her practical goal is to help people handle life changes, reduce distress, and build more satisfying daily routines. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to make each session feel like forward movement.
Amanda spent eight years working in Washington State delivering addiction medicine treatment with Clark County Juvenile Court and providing on-campus care for several school districts in southwest Washington. For the past eight years she has worked in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland. That mix of community and emergency settings shaped a practical, steady approach to hard moments.
In sessions she creates an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness to help clients notice what matters and take small steps toward it. Attachment-based ideas also inform how she looks at relationship patterns and intimacy concerns.
Amanda draws on motivational interviewing when addiction or readiness for change is part of the work. She often combines talk work with grounding and present-moment skills to manage symptoms like sleeplessness, anger, or panic. Amanda emphasizes clear, doable strategies rather than long theory talks.
Her practical goal is to help people handle life changes, reduce distress, and build more satisfying daily routines. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to make each session feel like forward movement.