- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Compassion fatigue
About Amanda
Amanda Rowland is an AASW social worker practising in Australia with 28 years of professional experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, grief, changes in life circumstances and concerns around eating. She also supports people experiencing compassion fatigue and the everyday strain that comes from caregiving and chronic health problems.
Amanda meets people with practical conversation and clear focus. Sessions look at current patterns and how responses learned in earlier family life still influence choices today. She talks through coping strategies, routines and small changes that reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Her work includes attention to attachment and abandonment themes that often trace back to family of origin dynamics. She helps people understand how those early roles and expectations show up now, for example in communication, control issues or codependent patterns.
Amanda also has experience supporting people facing aging and geriatric concerns, cancer, chronic pain, disability and complex co-morbidity. She addresses body image and eating concerns alongside broader life stressors rather than as isolated problems.
Practical steps are central to her style. Conversations lead to doable strategies for coping with loss, adjusting to life transitions and managing compassion fatigue. The focus is on what can be changed in daily life and how to sustain those changes.
To begin, she asks for some background and the immediate concerns so that a plan can be agreed for early sessions.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Amanda works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts, feelings and everyday behaviours. One common approach helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and then try small changes to see if mood and stress improve. This is useful for anxiety, stress and situations where worry gets in the way of living.Another approach examines attachment and early family roles to clarify long-standing relationship patterns. It helps people understand why they repeat certain behaviours and offers practical alternatives for communication and boundary setting.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That means reviewing what has helped before, what hasn’t, and trying an approach for a few sessions to see how it feels.
Session formats were not specified in the original profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people join from a quieter location, use audio only if video is difficult, or schedule sessions around work and caregiving commitments.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns and coping with life changes. The practice also addresses compassion fatigue and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical conversation focused on patterns and daily strategies. Sessions look at how early family roles affect current behaviour and coping.
How much experience does she have?
She has 28 years of professional experience working with adults in Australia.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with the AASW and works in Australia.
Can I work with her if I live outside Australia?
She does not accept international clients at this time and works with people in Australia only.
Which session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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