About me
Hey there, and welcome!!
My name is Amanda, and I am a clinical psychotherapist with over 15 years of varied experiences. I graduated with my Masters in Clinical Social Work from New York University (NYU). My specialty areas are ADHD, parent-adolescent relationships, intimate relationships, life transitions, chronic health conditions, depression, anxiety, addiction, LGBTQ+, eating disorders, and self esteem/self concept issues. I am also a certified ADHD specialist and ADHD coach, and I am very passionate about promoting awareness, education, treatment, and understanding of people affected by ADHD (and anything else that affects mental health!!!).
Besides doing the traditional therapist role, I have had the opportunity to do some additional experiences in the field that has broadened my knowledge, skill set, humility, and understanding. I have taught “Introduction to Psychology” and “Family Systems” courses at local universities. This gave me an opportunity to help shape the future practitioners in the field, and also fine tune my own knowledge and skills. I had the opportunity to be a key note speaker at a “Suicide Prevention and Awareness” walk, and then was able to walk alongside and talk with people that had been affected by suicide. I have had the opportunity to do outreach clinics abroad in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. I was part of a team that conducted original research on the effectiveness of strength-based therapy techniques with adolescents in the criminal justice system, gangs, and/or abused drugs. I helped counsel and support people that had been just diagnosed with type-one diabetes in the hospital. In New York City, I counseled teen parents that attended public high school, and also worked as the Brooklyn Borough Supervisor for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) where I was assigned by the court high risk child welfare cases to follow up, and then give the court my clinical recommendation on what was in the best interest of the children involved. I have worked as a therapist on in-patient behavioral health units, and also in-patient drug recovery centers. I have been contracted by the government to assume the position of “Director of Psychological Health” for the entire National Guard in the state of Wisconsin, and oversee all behavioral health services for those soldiers and their family members. All of these experiences have shaped me as a therapist, and prepared me to be in private practice for the last eight years.
My therapeutic approach is warm, compassionate, interactive, and centered around you. I utilize leading psychological modalities in my treatment such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), solution-focused therapy, and client-centered therapy. I consider the client/therapist relationship to be the most important thing to establish in counseling. It's a unique working relationship where you can feel free to say absolutely anything and everything with no fear of judgement. I want you to know there is absolutely nothing you can say where I would judge you or think less of you. Your feelings are just that...your feelings. I want you to feel understood, empowered, supported, and validated to be authentically you. It's in creating this safe space for you that healing can begin! I will help you to arrive at insight, give you tools and strategies that will help you move forward, and guide and encourage you towards achieving your goals.
I tell people that it is usually the healthy people that come to therapy. That is because it takes a lot of courage, motivation, and self awareness to change. I would love to be the one to help facilitate you with making those changes, while giving you the support and compassion you deserve to do it!
I look forward to working with you!
Warm regards,
Amanda Rue, LCSW, MSW
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationships
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
Addictions , LGBT , Family conflicts , Trauma and abuse , Intimacy-related issues , Eating disorders , Sleeping disorders , Parenting issues , Anger management , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Bipolar disorder , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, Hypnotherapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
Years of Experience: 18
Services offered
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Licensing
WI LCSW 7746-123
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Amanda Rue. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with Teen Counseling might be different.
Amanda is very understanding and sympathetic she is very good at helping you help yourself by giving you tools and information and insight for the issues that are difficult
Amanda Rue has been a great help to me. She is both professional and full of compassionate understanding while guiding changes of routine and introducing new perspectives.
She listens really well and is able to help get to the root of a problem.
Amanda is the best therapist I've had in a long time! She listens, and was very quick to make me feel that I was far from alone on my ADHD journey, which has helped me immensely!
Amanda had been a great assistance with stress and helping me to cope in a healthy manner!
She’s great
Very relatable and inspiring sessions.
Respectful and listens well. But always running late because she goes over time which is a good thing.
nice initial meeting. seemed up beat. look forward to next visit
Beautiful energy
If you have ADHD than this Counselor is for you because she will understand what you’re going through unlike anyone else.
I don’t think I’ve had her long enough yet but she’s extremely understanding and a great listener. She’s also very validating. I had issues getting appointments with her at first but she was sick so it was completely understandable.
Love Amanda she changed my life!
She has been so amazing and understanding! And I thank her for everything she has done for me this far!
Amanda is a compassionate, kind, and caring therapist who listens to the concerns and problems that a client is going through in life. She gives great pointers on how to face situations head on in life. I would recommend anyone to her because she goes out of her way to make sure you are on the right path in life. I look forward to every therapy session with her because she always has new insight to give to me every time.
From day one counseling I have been in good hands with Amanda. Amanda has been so helpful and supportive since I started my jounney on teencounseling.com. I could have not asked for a better counseler. The connection I have made with Amanda is genuine and amazing. I can't thank Amanda enough!
She is so easy to talk to and get along with. I love how personable she is and helpful she is!!
She’s great and easy to talk to.
I felt an immediate connection with Amanda. She listened to me and was able to pinpoint the things that were most important. In a short period of time she validated my feelings, offered suggestions for dealing with my situation, and made sure I had some ways of dealing with my anxiety. She's really great!
Amanda has been an awesome person from the start. She listens to me and is super helpful with my concerns. I’m thankful for teencounseling.com connecting me with her!
Amanda is personable, easy to talk to, asks the right questions to highlight your own thought process and provoke insight into what makes you you. Very encouraging and helpful at reframing things to let you see it from a different angle. While she can be tricky to book in with (quite a busy schedule) she’s positively worth the wait.
I just had my first session with Amanda and I was very pleased with her attitude and service. I felt as if everything I had to say was valid and heard. We related on multiple subjects and it felt great knowing I wasn’t alone while talking to her.
Amanda has been awesome for my daughter, she knows her stuff and has helped where I can’t. I’m so grateful for her expertise and kindness!
Amanda has been wonderful so far! She is empathetic, which I really appreciate. I am very comfortable with speaking to her. She has remembered everything I have told her so far, which lets me know she has been actively listening to me every session we've had. Thank you for your compassion, Amanda!
Amanda is great, listens very well. Super insightful.
Starting teen counseling was a huge step out of my comfort zone but Amanda has been absolutely wonderful in making me feel comfortable !
Amanda really listens to you, and helps you understand why you may be feeling a certain way, all the while validating your feelings and expanding on them to get a bigger picture of what’s going on. I’ve felt more confident after every session I’ve had (which has only been a few so far). She’s very helpful and compassionate!