Amanda Cloninger, LCSW

 

amanda@weaverandassociates.net

Amanda Cloninger is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with children, adolescents and their families. She received her master's degree in clinical social work from Smith College, and post-graduate training in the advanced treatment of adolescents at New York University. Amanda is trained in providing child-centered play therapy as well as exposure and response prevention in the treatment of OCD in children and teens.

Prior to relocating to the Washington D.C. area, Amanda treated children, adolescents and adults at a group practice in Manhattan. She has experience providing in-home therapy to teens and their families in New York City, and has worked in intensive outpatient settings treating substance use and mental health in both adolescent and young adult populations.

Amanda blends behavioral modalities with a collaborative, relational approach to help children and teens navigate the social and emotional challenges of today's world. She is passionate about helping families make the changes needed to gain greater satisfaction and stability in their lives.

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SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and families
  • Parent consultation, strategies, and support
  • Collaboration with school staff, physicians, and psychologists

PSYCHOTHERAPY TREATMENT SPECIALTIES

  • Emotion Regulation
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Life Transitions
  • Relational Issues
  • Attachment issues
  • ADHD
  • OCD

EDUCATION

  • Master of Social Work, Smith College, Northampton, MA
  • Bachelor of Arts, English, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

POST GRADUATE TRAINING

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents (GPM-A)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Adolescents and Families
  • Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

LICENSES

  • Licensed Certified Social Worker–Clinical (LCSW-C) in the State of Maryland
  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the Commonwealth of Virginia
  • Licensed Clinical Social worker (LCSW) in New York State
 
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