Amanda Bolton, LPC
She/Her
Amanda is an experienced therapist with nearly ten years of experience working in the mental health field, including almost five years as a therapist.
She enjoys supporting individuals through different seasons of life, with particular interests in women's issues, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
She also works with couples at every stage of their relationship and individuals navigating mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder.
SPECIALTIES
Couples
PTSD / Trauma
Depression
ADHD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
LGBTQIA+
AGES SERVED
19 and Older
TREATMENT APPROACH
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
Family Systems
The Gottman Method
Person-Centered
INSURANCE ACCEPTED
Aetna
Blue Care Network (BCN)
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
Private Pay
Location
In Person:
In Grandville, Michigan
Virtually:
in Michigan
in Georgia
About Amanda
Amanda completed her Master's degree at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she also earned a certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Grand Valley State University.
Throughout her career, Amanda has worked in nearly every level of mental health care, with much of her experience in inpatient and residential settings. Her background has provided opportunities to work with individuals facing a wide variety of mental health challenges and life experiences.
Treatment with Amanda
I take a person-centered approach to therapy and believe that treatment should be guided by your goals, your values, and what you want your life to look like.
At the same time, I take a systemic approach, recognizing that we are shaped by our relationships, families, environments, and experiences. Therapy is a place to look at all of those pieces together rather than treating you as a collection of symptoms.
In therapy, I often use Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to help build a strong foundation of coping skills, emotional regulation, and distress tolerance.
I believe having those tools in place can help you create enough stability and safety to explore deeper work together.
From there, we may explore trauma, attachment, relationship patterns, or other experiences that have shaped how you see yourself and the world around you.
My goal isn't to tell you who you should be or what your life should look like. Instead, I want to help you better understand yourself, build the skills you need, and create a life that feels more like your own.
“The goal isn’t to become someone else. It’s to become more fully yourself.”