Amanda Lai, MA, LPC, ICDVP

Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a BSc (Hons) in Psychological Studies in Singapore and an MA in Mental Health Counseling at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) in Deerfield, Illinois. She is also a certified Illinois Domestic Violence Professional (ICVP). A typical counseling session may look like processing past hurts and messages you have learned and transforming them in such a way that brings healing and long-lasting change in the present. Her priority is the counseling relationship and your well-being. She is a firm believer in practicing what she preaches and walking the talk as she guides you in the same way. Together, you and Amanda will work on strategies addressing core issues that trigger you, learn to develop healthy coping styles, and nurture meaningful social connections.

Amanda is an advocate of integrating counseling and spirituality. She has an eclectic approach to counseling and can adopt a faith-based and spiritually sensitive clinical approach to treatment. In the therapeutic relationship, she yearns to understand clients’ worldviews and their meaning of life. She wants to understand the experiences clients have gone through as well as learn about their strengths and preferences. Listening to the client’s story BEHIND the story is a meaningful experience for Amanda. She hopes that through the therapeutic alliance, the client can see herself or himself as an individual that is worthy of love, respect, and care.

Office location

2500 West Higgins Road, Suite 260. Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

Website: http://empoweredandauthenticliving.com/

Email: amanda [at] empoweredandauthenticliving.com

 
Phone: (224) 800-1139

Areas of Practice:

• Domestic Violence
• Identity/Self-Worth
• Coping Skills

• Grief/Trauma

• Mental Health Disorders

• Life Transitions

• Spiritual Challenges

• Adolescents

• Adults

Language spoken: English

Insurance plans accepted:

Blue Cross and Blue Shield PPO