Amanda Berger-Semko, LPC

Amanda Berger-Semko is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence for people feeling overwhelmed by big life questions. She invites clients to pause and tell their story, taking time away from the day-to-day to reflect, grieve, or decide what comes next. Her approach is warm and conversational, with room for both laughter and tears.

Amanda has 17 years of experience in a variety of settings, including schools, churches, courts, community programs, and private practice. That background means she is used to helping people from many walks of life. She often supports those facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, or major life shifts such as separation or career change.

In sessions she focuses on understanding personal history and attachment patterns, while also using mindfulness and narrative work to help clients make sense of their present. Conversations aim to clarify values, reduce repeated patterns, and find a renewed sense of purpose. Amanda frames therapy as a shared journey rather than a lecture.

Clients who come to her for midlife questions or transitions can expect practical conversation and reflective exercises that fit into everyday life. She invites people to bring what they already know about themselves and to notice what might be missing. Therapy is paced to the individual and guided by their goals.

Amanda works with adults who want to explore identity, relationships, and meaning. She welcomes international clients and offers sessions arranged through the site's scheduling process. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a brief matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online work

Amanda draws on attachment-based, client-centered, and mindfulness approaches to guide online conversations. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand repeated ways of relating to others. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and meeting the person where they are, which supports honest, paced conversation about values and choices. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness tools to steady strong emotions and improve focus in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Amanda treats therapy as collaborative and will help figure out what fits best based on a person's needs, goals, and comfort level. Together the client and therapist can try different ways of working and adjust as progress unfolds.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find that online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Others value being able to meet from different locations or to use audio-only contact when that better suits concentration or bandwidth. Amanda aims to make sessions practical and workable for everyday life.