Amanda Niro

As a therapist, Amanda sees herself as a compassionate guide and a collaborative partner on your healing journey. She believes that every life and every story—no matter the hurt, pain, or suffering—holds the possibility for healing and transformation. Her core purpose is to help, support, and empower people to reach this fullness and possibility—on their own terms, in alignment with their values, and with a stronger sense of self.

A big part of Amanda’s work is helping you navigate through life events, while gently uncovering the emotions and beliefs that keep you feeling trapped: blame, shame, anxiety, sadness, guilt, doubt, and fear. These experiences can be so heavy and isolating, and they often interfere with growth, connection, and joy. Together, you’ll bring these parts into the open—not to judge them, but to understand them. You’ll create a new narrative, a story about your life that is purposeful, one that leads you toward more liberation, balance, and inner peace.

Amanda cares deeply about helping people discover their true selves, especially when they feel lost, disconnected, or unsure of who they are. In your work, she’ll invite you to explore your story, your patterns, your strengths, and your needs. Her hope is that you’ll come to know yourself more clearly and feel more grounded in who you are.

She is especially drawn to working with people who are navigating challenging life transitions and difficult events including divorce, grief, trauma, transitioning from college into adulthood, launching kids, empty nesters, managing shame ir perfectionism, and aging while finding new meaning and purpose in life. Amanda is also attuned to the nuances of navigating the loss of relationships due to family strain, friendships ending, or shifts with mentor figures/coaches. Whether it’s a sudden change or a season of feeling stuck, she wants to walk alongside you as you make sense of what’s happening, regain your footing, and take back a sense of control and choice in your life.

Amanda is passionate about supporting college students as they navigate the anxiety and excitement that come with stepping away from home, building greater independence, balancing demanding coursework, and making meaningful decisions about their future. This season of life is often filled with questions about identity, purpose, and belonging—and she is honored to walk alongside students as they explore who they are and where they feel most grounded. As a former college athlete and a mother of three Division I athletes, Amanda also understand firsthand the unique pressures student-athletes carry. The commitment, discipline, and expectations required to excel both academically and athletically can feel overwhelming. Managing performance, team dynamics, friendships, coaches, and professors—all while trying to stay balanced and healthy—is a lot to hold. Amanda brings both professional insight and lived experience to help student-athletes navigate these challenges with resilience, clarity, and compassion.

In her work with couples Amanda supports partners who are ready to strengthen, rebuild, deepen, and even transform their relationship. She weaves in Gottman Method principles to support deeper connection, while improving communication, growing in acceptance, nurturing emotional closeness, and creating more meaningful intimacy. Amanda is particularly skilled at working with couples navigating rebuilding trust after betrayal, redefining and rebuilding connection, and preparing for marriage. She welcomes working with all couples including LGBTQ relationships, new and developing partnerships, and long term relationships.

At the heart of Amanda’s work is the belief that you are not broken—you are human. Your reactions, your defenses, your pain all make sense in the context of what you’ve been through. With compassionate support, understanding, and the right tools, you can move toward a life that feels more authentic, free, and connected. Amanda’s role is to walk alongside you on that journey, offering guidance, encouragement, and a safe space to become more fully yourself.

In your work together, she offer:

• A warm, nonjudgmental space where you can show up exactly as you are—messy, unsure, hurting, hopeful, or all of the above.

• Deep, attentive listening from someone who takes your experiences seriously and cares about your story.

• A collaborative process: you’ll set goals together, explore what matters most to you, regularly check in about how therapy feels, and adjust the approach as needed.

• Gentle but honest reflection: She may invite you to notice patterns, connect dots, or consider new perspectives, always honoring your pace and your boundaries.

• A balance of insight and action: understanding why is important, and you’ll also work on how—practicing new ways of thinking, feeling, and relating in your daily life.

• A focus on your strengths and resilience: even when you feel stuck or discouraged, she will hold onto the belief in your capacity for growth and healing.