Amanda DiGenova, LMHC

Amanda DiGenova is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings ten years of clinical experience and a calm, encouraging presence to sessions. Amanda believes people can change and move toward greater calm and balance in their lives.

Her work emphasizes practical, approachable steps. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges around parenting and family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, anger, career shifts, and questions about sexual expression, including kink and alternative sex cultures.

Amanda uses a mix of client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior skills, existential questions, and mindfulness practices. She aims to connect what someone thinks, feels, and does so progress feels useful and real. Sessions often include skill-building, gentle reflection, and problem-solving tailored to the person's goals.

Her background includes experience with people navigating family issues related to substance use and sexual orientation. Amanda also brings knowledge of holistic and complementary approaches that many clients find helpful alongside talk therapy. She describes her style as motivating, positive, and grounded in practical steps.

Clients who want to start work together can expect a collaborative process that respects their pace and priorities. Amanda helps people clarify what matters most and then maps out small, manageable steps toward those goals.

Approaches that guide online work

Amanda uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral ideas to shape her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely, understanding a person’s experience, and building goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors to find small changes that reduce distress.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when strong emotions or relationship conflicts make day-to-day life hard. DBT skills teach practical tools for regulating emotion, managing conflict, and tolerating distress without making things worse.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps ensure the plan feels realistic and useful, and it can change as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use mindfulness practices or DBT skills in day-to-day moments between meetings rather than only in the therapist's office.