Amanda Carrington Counseling, LLC

Amanda has nearly 20 years of experience working in Mental Health.  Prior to private practice, Amanda worked as a home-based therapist, child welfare social worker (CPS and Foster Care), and as an early interventionist specializing in infant mental health.   

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Amanda is a Certified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) Therapist and a Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist.  Her areas of interest and expertise include: trauma (PTSD), depression, anxiety, maternal mental health (postpartum & perinatal mood and anxiety disorders), infant & toddler development, attachment, parenting, relationships, and grief & loss. 

 

Amanda is a relationship-oriented therapist with roots in attachment and psycho-dynamic theories. She utilizes EMDR therapy to facilitate healing and allow for growth and change.

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Amanda partners with her clients, meeting them where they are on their journey in life and seeks to help them by utilizing trauma-informed practices, specializing in EMDR and the Adaptive Information Processing model.  Amanda also provides empathic support, validation, practical feedback, and builds on the client's strengths. 

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Amanda integrates additional methodologies and techniques (Internal Family Systems, Ego-state Therapy, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral strategies, etc.) as needed. 

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She also uses sense of humor and personality in therapy to help build the therapeutic relationship. 

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Education

M.A. Professional Counseling, Argosy University, 2006
B.A. Spanish & Psychology, Virginia Tech, 2002

License & Professional Certifications 

VA LPC # 0701005215, 2012

Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapist, May 2024

Certified EMDR Therapist, EMDRIA, December 2020

Certified Early Interventionist, 2013-2018

Specialized Training 

Integrating EMDR with Psychedelic Medicines, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Internal Family Systems, Jungian Sandplay, Infant Mental Health, Maternal Mental Health / Postpartum & Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders 

Professional Memberships

American Counseling Association (www.counseling.org)

Virginia Counselors Association (www.vcacounselors.org)

EMDR International Association (www.emdria.org)