About Amanda

I grew up in Boise. I started working at 14, and put myself through college as a first-gen student. Long before I was a psychologist, I was pouring drinks, serving food, hustling, and paying close attention to what makes people feel heard, at ease - safe.
That curiosity about people is still at the center of everything I do.

Today I’m a licensed clinical psychologist and a writer. I help people build self-compassion, self-worth, and real, felt connection with themselves and the people around them. I’m practical and focused on your goals rather than the system's goals for your expression or perfection. I bring depth when it helps, because lasting change usually comes from both what we do and what we come to understand about ourselves.

I know this work from the inside. My own healing journey taught me that real change builds on itself, every day, in different forms - sometimes shockingly, or silently, or overwhelmingly - and often before anyone can see it in the light.

When I’m not working or chewing on an idea, I’m probably painting, gardening, writing, or out exploring Idaho’s mountains and desert with my partner of 17 years.