Therapist in Columbus, Ohio,
Amanda Stewart, LSW

Amanda Stewart, LSW Amanda Stewart is a Licensed Social Worker in Ohio who has been practicing since 2018. She has a BA in Psychology from The Ohio State University, a Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MSW from The Ohio State University. Amanda believes in being warm, compassionate, and nonjudgmental. She strives to provide a safe place for healing. She utilizes her positive psychology background to work collaboratively with clients and assist them in recognizing and utilizing their strengths to accomplish their goals that reflect their values and to develop a life of purpose and meaning. Amanda helps clients to recognize their own worth and know they matter and make a difference in the world. She conducts therapy sessions with individuals and groups using evidence-based treatment including CBT, DBT, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing. Amanda provides trauma-focused treatment through psychoeducation on the effects of trauma on the brain and nervous system, utilizing “bottom up” techniques that help heal the mind through the body through somatic/sensorimotor psychotherapy, and polyvagal theory. She also enjoys using creative expression and art in therapy with those who have more difficulty articulating their experiences in words. In her spare time, Amanda enjoys arts and crafts, collage journaling, hiking, golfing, other outdoor activities, watching sports, playing board games with family, playing with her two pugs and a cat, and laughing everyday with her husband.