- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness methods
About Amy
Amy Manko is a Florida LCSW with 17 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and aging issues. She works with people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain how to move forward. Sessions focus on naming emotions and finding practical ways to feel steadier in day-to-day life.
Her approach emphasizes Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques. That means attention to the feelings that drive behavior, with straightforward tools to change unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also uses hypnotherapy and mindfulness strategies when those fit a person's needs.
Amy hears concerns about motivation, low mood, and loss. She also helps with parenting problems such as children acting out or not communicating, and with the strain of infertility and grief after a loss. Her work includes stress management and coping through life transitions.
Sessions aim to identify the small shifts that make daily life easier. Amy uses talk-based methods to clarify what's keeping someone stuck, and then practices to try between sessions. She outlines concrete steps rather than abstract theory.
She has worked in Florida for many years and combines different methods to match what a person brings to therapy. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session to see how the relationship and approach feel.
How her approaches translate to online work
Amy draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with the emotions that keep them stuck. EFT focuses on naming feelings and the interaction patterns that follow, which can be useful for relationship stresses and personal attachment concerns.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and following the client's priorities, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which offers tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often practical for anxiety, low mood, and stress management.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to decide whether EFT, client-centered listening, CBT, hypnotherapy, or mindfulness techniques will best match a person's goals and preferences. That choice may shift as sessions progress and needs change.
Confirm the session formats offered before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-in sessions when needed, and letting people join from a quieter spot that suits them. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and between-session practices so therapy fits into everyday routines.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, ADHD, and aging and geriatric issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy together with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques to name emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working with a range of concerns including grief, infertility, trauma, stress management, and mood disorders.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Florida LCSW and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription 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.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.