Amanda Pisark, LCSW
Compassionate support for life transitions
Details
| Name | Amanda Pisark |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Amanda
Amanda Pisark is a licensed clinical social worker who helps adults who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, loss, or difficult changes. She invites people to talk through painful thoughts and feelings that affect daily life and relationships. Her warm, straightforward style is aimed at making therapy approachable for someone juggling work, family, or caregiving duties.
She draws on seven years of experience working in hospice care and retirement communities. That work shaped her interest in grief, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, and chronic illness.
Background and approach
She also supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem and intimacy-related issues. In early sessions she and the client map out what brought them to therapy and set short- and long-term goals. Sessions are collaborative - the client guides the conversation while Amanda asks questions and offers observations to help see patterns differently.
She uses practical exercises to build skills between sessions. Therapy often includes learning coping techniques, trying small behavior changes, and developing tools to reduce overwhelm. Amanda may suggest short exercises to practice during the week to help you notice progress and test new ways of responding.
Her approach is patient and paced to fit each person. The work moves at a speed that feels manageable while staying focused on measurable steps toward better daily functioning and improved relationships.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Amanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Amanda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Amanda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Amanda draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. This approach looks at how past events and labels shape identity and opens room for new, more helpful narratives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then commit to actions that match their values.Attachment-Based Therapy is useful when relationship patterns cause pain. It looks at how early bonds influence current closeness and trust, and it supports building new ways of connecting. Amanda works with clients to try approaches and see what aligns with their goals, adjusting methods as needed in a collaborative way.
Online sessions let people fit therapy into real life. Video calls are close to an in-person feel for richer conversation. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging give quick check-ins, shorter reflections between meetings, or options for people who prefer typing to talking. These formats aim to make consistent work possible while accommodating busy schedules and caregiving responsibilities.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Amanda help with?
She helps people dealing with grief, caregiver stress, relationship issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem struggles, and life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and client-guided, with Amanda asking questions and offering observations to help people view experiences differently and set goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience, including work in hospice care and retirement communities that informs her focus on aging, grief, and caregiver stress.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a Pennsylvania LCSW, which means Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the chosen format.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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