- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Client-Centered methods
- Solution-Focused steps
About Amanda
Dr. Amanda Veldorale-Griffin is an LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist) with 17 years of clinical experience. She is based in Oregon and works with people facing relationship, family, parenting, stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, mood, and identity concerns. Sessions focus on practical conversation and problem-solving to help clients feel less stuck.
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) alongside client-centered and solution-focused ideas to help people name and shift painful emotions and interaction patterns. That can look like tracking moments that trigger strong feelings, naming what matters underneath those feelings, and practicing new ways to reach for support from others. Systemic thinking is also part of her work, so she considers how relationships and family histories shape current struggles.
Dr. Veldorale-Griffin often supports people with issues tied to attachment, communication problems, family of origin concerns, caregiving stress, and questions of sexuality or gender. She lists LGBT issues, gender dysphoria, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics among focus areas. She also helps with eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, career stress, bipolar disorder, and depression.
Her approach treats clients as collaborators. She combines clinical methods with each persons own knowledge of their life to identify small, workable changes. Typical sessions include talking through recent interactions, reflecting on emotional responses, and trying out different ways to connect or set boundaries.
Dr. Veldorale-Griffin holds a PhD in Family Relations and an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy as noted in her background and practices from an LGBT-affirming perspective. Sessions are conducted in English and for people located in Oregon.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Dr. Veldorale-Griffin uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) to help people identify and work with strong emotions that drive relationship patterns. EFT focuses on naming feelings and shifting how people reach for connection in close relationships. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her approach and centers on listening, reflecting, and following the clients lead to understand what matters most to them.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She will talk with each client about goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try. That discussion can include trying EFT techniques alongside solution-focused steps to practice small, concrete changes between sessions.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session format options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or reduce travel time. Therapists in general adapt EFT and client-centered work to remote sessions by focusing on clear emotional moments, reflective listening, and home practice that supports changes between meetings.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida, Oregon
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship and family problems, parenting concerns, stress, anxiety, trauma and grief, mood issues such as depression and bipolar symptoms, and intimacy and sexuality questions.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused approaches, with systemic ideas about family and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in marriage and family therapy settings and related areas.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LMFT and practices from Oregon. She also holds advanced degrees in family relations and marriage and family therapy.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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