Amanda Ulmer

Amanda Ulmer is a licensed professional counselor with LPC-MH and LPC credentials based in South Dakota. She focuses on trauma-informed care and helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or depression. Amanda aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where clients can talk through their concerns and build clearer next steps.

She uses Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to guide sessions. Amanda also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to address emotion regulation and unhelpful thinking patterns. Her work often centers on relationship and parenting concerns, communication problems, and issues tied to family of origin.

People come to her for help with abandonment fears, codependency, control issues, and difficulties around divorce or separation. She also supports those coping with caregiver stress, body image struggles, guilt, shame, and feelings of emptiness. Conversations are direct and practical, with an emphasis on small, manageable changes.

Amanda has six years of professional experience. She describes her approach as accepting and nonjudgmental, treating each person with sensitivity. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on clear strategies that can be practiced between meetings.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability. Amanda seeks to partner with clients as they work through challenges and find more satisfying ways to live day to day.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Amanda integrates Trauma-Focused Therapy with Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how past painful events affect current feelings and reactions and helps people build safer ways to respond. Attachment-Based Therapy examines patterns in close relationships and supports new ways to connect and trust. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's perspective, with the therapist listening and reflecting rather than directing change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Amanda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time so work in sessions aligns with what a person wants to accomplish.

For practical session details, confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use different therapeutic tools, such as CBT or DBT exercises, in everyday settings so learning can be applied between sessions.