Amanda Dishner
Marriage & Family Therapist - LMFT
I love having a wide variety of clients to engage all my interests and, well, it makes my life more fulfilling! I especially enjoy supporting families who have a child on the autism spectrum, working with individuals/families exploring gender and sexual identity, and helping adult children adjust to relationship changes with their parents. With an open mind, open heart, humor, and genuine passion, I encourage each of my clients to find their own path to a more balanced and satisfying life.
Therapy can be both preventative and healing and I believe it should be an integral part of everyone’s self-care repertoires, helping us through the challenging times and the good times. When we take care of ourselves, we become better equipped to handle all of life – the ordinary and extraordinary. I provide a safe, unbiased, and judgement free place to grow and find balance. Just as in all aspects of life, there will be hard times in therapy. Reflecting, adjusting, and growing are difficult but rewarding, and I’ll be there every step of the way. I will challenge you to live the life you want, directly and sugar-coated in unconditional empathy and humor.
Skills and Expertise
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Alzheimer's
Anxiety
Asperger's Syndrome
Attachment Issues
Autism
Autism Spectrum
Blended Family Issues
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Child or Adolescent
Communication Problems
Couple Counseling
Coping Mechanisms
Couples therapy
Depression
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Emotional Intelligence
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Gay Issues
Guilt
grief
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Highly Sensitive Persons
Identity Issues
Jealousy
LGBTQ
Loss or Grief
Marriage Couseling
Marital Therapy
Meditation
Mindfulness based therapy
Multicultural Concerns
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Peer Relationships
Parenting
Polyamory and Nonmonogamous Relationships
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Sex Therapy
Stress
Teens
Trauma
Transgender Issues
Trauma and PTSD
Treatment Orientation
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
Eclectic
EMDR
Existential
Family Systems Therapy
Feminist
Family/Marital Therapy
Mindfulness
Person Centered Therapy
Relational Therapy
Rogerian
Self-Compassion
Therapy unique to each client
Trauma Focused Therapy
psychotherapy
Interpersonal
Humanistic
Modality
Children
Couples
Family
Group
Individuals