Amanda Kerley, MA, LPC-S
Austin Counseling | Therapy | LPC-Intern Supervision
Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor specializing in adolescents, adults and those in the helping field. She is a trauma informed therapist who works diligently to assist her clients in feeling safe within the therapeutic process. She works with clients of all ages, with a variety of challenges, including but not limited to, family issues, stress, anxiety, self-harm, adjustment issues, mood disorders and sexual, physical and emotional abuse.
Amanda spent the first 6 years of her career working in child abuse. As a helper, she knows the challenges that come with working in a high stress environment. One facade of the helping profession that Amanda works with regarding secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout is law enforcement. Police work is highly stressful and is one of the few jobs where one continually faces the effects of murders, violence, accidents and serious personal injury. A police officer's twenty-plus years of "peacetime combat" wreaks a heavy toll personally and professionally. No human being, no matter how healthy, well trained, or well adjusted, is immune to the long-term effects of cumulative stress or sudden critical incidents. Amanda will work with you to break these cycles and be the best version of yourself.
Amanda also has experience working with those hearing individuals in the deaf community, CODAS (children of deaf adults) specifically. She understands that though a person is hearing, if they have been immersed in the deaf community, their culture may look different that that of a hearing person. She will work collaboratively with you to assist you in being your best self while understanding how your culture may be different than that of a hearing person.
Amanda strives to create a compassionate and comfortable space where deep exploration and healing can happen safely. She welcomes you to bring all of yourself. Her role is supporting your process as a nurturing, relational guide and advocate. She adheres to the highest ethical standards of the therapeutic community in order to protect and care well for all of her clients.
Amanda is also a Texas Board Certified Supervisor. She spent five years mentoring and training interns in an agency setting. Her work there inspired her to become a Board Certified Supervisor. Amanda's emphasis is on helping supervisees to develop their own professional identity in a safe forum for learning. She provides a framework for supervisees to begin to utilize and develop their personal knowledge and skills of the profession. In a supervision relationship with Amanda, you can expect to receive support, feedback, motivation, confidence and loads of information.
**Amanda's office hours vary. Please contact her regarding availability.
Amanda spent the first 6 years of her career working in child abuse. As a helper, she knows the challenges that come with working in a high stress environment. One facade of the helping profession that Amanda works with regarding secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and burnout is law enforcement. Police work is highly stressful and is one of the few jobs where one continually faces the effects of murders, violence, accidents and serious personal injury. A police officer's twenty-plus years of "peacetime combat" wreaks a heavy toll personally and professionally. No human being, no matter how healthy, well trained, or well adjusted, is immune to the long-term effects of cumulative stress or sudden critical incidents. Amanda will work with you to break these cycles and be the best version of yourself.
Amanda also has experience working with those hearing individuals in the deaf community, CODAS (children of deaf adults) specifically. She understands that though a person is hearing, if they have been immersed in the deaf community, their culture may look different that that of a hearing person. She will work collaboratively with you to assist you in being your best self while understanding how your culture may be different than that of a hearing person.
Amanda strives to create a compassionate and comfortable space where deep exploration and healing can happen safely. She welcomes you to bring all of yourself. Her role is supporting your process as a nurturing, relational guide and advocate. She adheres to the highest ethical standards of the therapeutic community in order to protect and care well for all of her clients.
Amanda is also a Texas Board Certified Supervisor. She spent five years mentoring and training interns in an agency setting. Her work there inspired her to become a Board Certified Supervisor. Amanda's emphasis is on helping supervisees to develop their own professional identity in a safe forum for learning. She provides a framework for supervisees to begin to utilize and develop their personal knowledge and skills of the profession. In a supervision relationship with Amanda, you can expect to receive support, feedback, motivation, confidence and loads of information.
**Amanda's office hours vary. Please contact her regarding availability.
Contact | Rates & Services
Austin Wellness Counseling
Amanda Kerley, MA, LPC-S
3625 Manchaca Road, Suite 303
Austin, TX 78704
List of Services
- Individual Therapy
- Family Therapy
- Parent Support
- Coparenting
Specialties Include
- Tweens/Preteens
- Adolescents & Young Adults
- Adults
- Helping Professionals
- Trauma | PTSD
- Secondary & Vicarious Trauma
- Adjustment Issues
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Behavioral Challenges
- Emotional Difficulties
- Family Conflict
- Relationship Challenges
- Life Transitions
- Self Harm
Fees & Payment
- I accept cash, check, credit or debit cards
- Initial Phone Consultation: 30 minutes - free
- Initial Session: 80 minutes - $160
- Individual Session: 50 minutes - $140
- Family Session: 60 minutes - $150
- Sliding scale fees are available
Insurance
- BCBSTX
- Traditional Medicaid
- Many clients are able to receive insurance reimbursement for our sessions. I can provide you with the paperwork necessary to submit to your insurance company as an out of network provider.