ABOUT AMANDA MILLS, LCSW

Amanda L. Bruns-Mills is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  She is a trauma focused therapist trained in a variety of modalities such as CBT, TF-CBT, Theraplay, Motivational Interviewing, etc. She incorporates different treatment modalities into her work, with an emphasis on bonding and coping techniques. Amanda sees adults, adolescents and children for individual therapy as well as couples and family.  She has successfully worked with many diverse clients, who presented such issues as depression, anxiety, traumatic stress (including experiences of domestic violence, sexual assault, adult survivors of childhood abuse, medical trauma and single incident traumas such as car accidents), grief, relationship difficulties, difficulty transitioning to parenthood, college or career, spirituality, self-esteem, co-parenting, new motherhood, traumatic birth experiences, separation/divorce and stress management).

Amanda uses a culturally sensitive and strengths-based approach to work through and process unresolved feelings or issues in order to thrive and not just survive.  She believes that the therapeutic relationship is especially important for allowing people to realize their capacity for change and she provides a warm, accepting, and welcoming environment to facilitate growth.  Amanda is passionate about working collaboratively with her clients to identify their strengths and ways to cope with barriers and triggers through a trauma informed lens and the use of evidence-based practices.