Amanda Rowland, AASW

Amanda Rowland is an AASW social worker with 28 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, navigate grief and loss, and work through eating concerns. Amanda also supports those coping with big life changes and compassion fatigue. She offers a calm, respectful approach and tailors conversations to each person's needs.

Her practice centres on listening first and then planning practical steps together. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable changes rather than long lists of techniques. Amanda draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to what suits each person best.

She has worked across many issues over nearly three decades, which gives her a broad base of experience with complex presentations. That background helps when concerns overlap, such as chronic illness combined with grief or relationship strain combined with anxiety. Amanda aims to break problems down into doable parts so progress feels possible.

People who come to her can expect a respectful, steady presence in the room. Amanda invites honest conversation about what is and isn’t working, and she adjusts the plan as the work unfolds. The focus is on helping people feel more able to cope and make choices that fit their life.

If you are unsure where to begin, Amanda can help clarify priorities and set simple first steps. She supports people through the early stages of change and stays practical about what can be achieved between sessions.

How evidence-based approaches can work online

Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person's situation. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying small alternative behaviours to reduce anxiety and stress. This helps people who feel stuck by giving simple experiments to practise between sessions.

Another practical approach looks at grief and loss through paced processing and routine rebuilding. It includes brief tasks to reconnect with daily life and ways to tolerate difficult feelings while moving forward. These approaches are explained in straightforward language and adjusted to what the person can manage.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will discuss options and choose a path together based on goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and reviewed as progress is made so the plan can change when needed.

The biography does not specify which online session types are used, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work during life transitions, and Amanda will help match session length and pacing to what suits each person's routine.