Amanda Bowling

Amanda worked in community mental health for four years, where her professional experience focused on treating complex trauma, insecure attachment, relationship difficulties, addictions, dissociation, anxiety, OCD, ADHD, and mood disorders. She provided ongoing therapy for clients experiencing issues such as disability, intimate partner violence, homelessness, legal involvement, sexual assault, substance use, and suicidal ideation. Previously, Amanda worked at a youth crisis shelter for three years. Amanda has been in private practice at Hope Behavioral Health for four years, where she has focused on complex trauma healing. 

Amanda uses a client-centered approach, integrating practical approaches to reach small goals alongside evidence-based therapies to progress towards the longer-term goal of healing trauma. Amanda learned about Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS) in 2018 and fell in love with the model. She believes IFS is an amazing way to bring curiosity, clarity, and courage to even the most wounded parts of ourselves. Amanda has completed over 65 hours of continuing education courses in IFS, with specific training on the topics of trauma, attunement, and somatic healing. Amanda has also participated in over three hundred hours of active peer support, live practice sessions, trainings, interactive group activities, and community advocacy using the IFS model.