Licensed clinical social worker recordFlorida
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Florida
- LCSW, licence SW8077
- NPI
- 1871077008
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
These details come from information Amy supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- CBT techniques
- Emotionally focused work
- Mindfulness tools
About Amy
Amy Manko is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida with 17 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life changes. She also addresses relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, anger, compassion fatigue, and aging issues.
Amy uses straightforward talk and practical strategies to help people feel less overwhelmed. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on steps that can reduce daily stress. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and emotionally focused techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and improve how people relate to others.
Her approach includes client-centered listening and mindfulness practices to build awareness of thoughts and feelings. Hypnotherapy and solution-focused methods are also part of the toolbox when they fit a person's goals. Amy works with the pace a person can manage and prioritizes doable actions between sessions.
She has spent many years helping adults address grief, infertility-related distress, trauma, and life transitions. That experience informs practical strategies for emotional regulation, coping, and repairing relationships. Amy supports parents who are dealing with children who act out or struggle to communicate.
Conversations are meant to be clear and to the point. The goal is to reduce symptoms and increase daily functioning through steady work and concrete changes. People who want a clinician experienced in common life stressors and aging concerns may find this approach useful.
BHow sessions work
How Amy’s approaches translate to online sessions
Amy often uses client-centered therapy to prioritize what the person says matters most. This approach means the therapist listens closely and helps people clarify goals and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and change thoughts and behaviors that worsen mood and anxiety; it often involves concrete exercises and practice between sessions.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Amy will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust based on a client's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide which methods feel useful and practical for daily life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel for routine appointments. Therapists can use mindfulness exercises, CBT worksheets, emotionally focused conversations, and short hypnotherapy scripts during virtual meetings to keep therapy focused and actionable.
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Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and aging or geriatric concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and emotionally focused methods, plus mindfulness and hypnotherapy when appropriate.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional practice working with grief, trauma, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as FL LCSW, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers