Amanda graduated from Saginaw Valley State University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s in History and a Master’s in Critical Theory from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, OR in 2014. She has spent the last decade as Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault victim advocate, holding various leadership roles in Michigan and Oregon. She decided to pursue a Master’s in Social work based on her personal experience as a chronically ill patient and the unique need for mental health care after a serious health diagnosis. She is passionate about working with the LGBTQIA+ community and providing trauma informed services to all of her clients. She is particularly interested in working with adults who are seeking to overcome childhood trauma.   She is also interested in acquiring skills in  in bottom up interventions, such as yoga, brain spotting, and EMDR.