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Amanda "Mandy" Snider, LMFT

Stress, Anxiety LGBTQ+ Relationships Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation
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About me

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Illinois with more than 5 years' experience providing counseling services for individuals, couples, and families.
I have experience helping clients with a wide range of challenges, including general life stress, anxiety, depression, and communication. I also have experience with providing support for members of the LGBTQ community in the areas of identity development, coming out, relationship challenges, and authentic living.

I use an integrative approach to therapy that is collaborative, solution-focused, and aimed at helping create meaningful movement towards positive change. The clients that I work with can expect a safe, secure, and non-judgmental experience in which they can feel free to openly discuss their thoughts and feelings. I believe that change happens when knowledge and experiences are shared through which new possibilities and alternative ways of being are highlighted.

Professional experience

5yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety LGBTQ+ Relationships Parenting issues Self esteem, Motivation

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment Issues, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Divorce and Separation, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and Shame, Jealousy, Narcissism, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Post-traumatic Stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Sexuality, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Women's Issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Imago Relationship Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

IL LMFT 166.001353

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Amanda "Mandy" Snider. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Mandy is so helpful and wonderful, she guided me through our sessions and helped me identify areas that I needed to work on. I feel like she has helped me in a lot of areas and made me feel heard and seen.

Written on Dec 14, 2020 after therapy with Amanda "Mandy" for 8 months on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes

Mandy has helped me more than any therapist I have ever had. I have been through several therapists in my life who never seemed to “get it.” Although some of them helped me, I always got to a stopping point where I felt like there was nothing else they could help me with. I believe in long term therapy and after several months of working with Mandy conversations have never seemed awkward and I have not felt a halt in sessions like I previously did. She is kind, compassionate, funny and has helped me continue to better myself!

Written on Nov 26, 2020 after therapy with Amanda "Mandy" for 7 months on issues concerning trauma and abuse, self esteem, and compassion fatigue

Hi Mandy! Working with you has been wonderful. Very validating, kind, and empathetic. You really helped me see things in a new light that would have been difficult to do so on my own. I wasn't sure about starting therapy over telehealth, but I'm so glad I was matched with you!

Written on Sep 30, 2020 after therapy with Amanda "Mandy" for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and lgbt

I have been seeing Mandy for around 6 months now and she has been wonderful. She has been a source of support and has helped me to grow and learn so much more about myself in the process. She challenges me in each session and I walk away with a lot to consider in between our sessions. I highly recommend her!

Written on Sep 29, 2020 after therapy with Amanda "Mandy" for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, and self esteem

I’m so thankful for Mandy! Regardless of what I’m going through, she offers me excellent support and is accommodating to my schedule. I feel like she understands me very well and appreciate her ability to listen and relate to me! I highly recommend her to anyone and everyone who needs her help, she’s phenomenal!

Written on Sep 10, 2020 after therapy with Amanda "Mandy" for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem

Mandy is awesome

Written on Aug 05, 2020 after therapy with Amanda "Mandy" for 4 months on issues concerning relationship issues, and family conflicts