Amanda Curtin (She/Her)
Clinical Intern
Amanda is a clinical intern who provides a calm, relational space where clients can feel seen, make sense of their experiences, and reconnect with their values. She supports growth, resilience, and a more intentional, fulfilling life.
Amanda Curtin is a counseling intern currently completing her M.S. in Counselor Education at the University of Southern Maine. She earned her B.A. in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Southern Maine and brings a strong foundation in human development, communication, and mental health into her clinical work.
Before entering the counseling field, Amanda worked in early childhood education and contributed to research focused on communication and youth mental health. These experiences shaped her appreciation for relational dynamics, emotional development, and the importance of feeling understood and supported.
She works with individuals navigating anxiety, OCD, trauma, and life transitions, and has a particular interest in supporting neurodivergent clients. Amanda helps clients build resilience, connect with their values, and cultivate self-compassion, integrating evidence-based approaches tailored to each person’s unique needs.
A Maine native, Amanda spent several years living in New York City before returning home to work within the community that raised her. Outside of counseling, she enjoys skiing, hiking, playing video games, and relaxing with her cat.
Before entering the counseling field, Amanda worked in early childhood education and contributed to research focused on communication and youth mental health. These experiences shaped her appreciation for relational dynamics, emotional development, and the importance of feeling understood and supported.
She works with individuals navigating anxiety, OCD, trauma, and life transitions, and has a particular interest in supporting neurodivergent clients. Amanda helps clients build resilience, connect with their values, and cultivate self-compassion, integrating evidence-based approaches tailored to each person’s unique needs.
A Maine native, Amanda spent several years living in New York City before returning home to work within the community that raised her. Outside of counseling, she enjoys skiing, hiking, playing video games, and relaxing with her cat.
Amanda's Counseling Philosophy
Amanda takes a gentle, relational approach to therapy and believes the counseling space is one where clients can slow down, feel deeply seen, and explore parts of themselves that are often overlooked in the pace of everyday life. She blends deep listening with thoughtful reflection, using Motivational Interviewing and experiential techniques to help clients make sense of their experiences, identify patterns, and move toward a life that feels more aligned and meaningful.
Amanda draws from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), internal family systems (IFS), existential, and person-centered approaches to support clients in developing insight, self-compassion, and effective coping skills. She views therapy as a collaborative process grounded in safety, curiosity, and respect for each person’s lived experience.
Anxiety, panic, intrusive thoughts, isolation, and the lasting effects of trauma can be deeply exhausting and overwhelming, often impacting daily life in profound ways. Amanda believes in each client’s inherent resilience and capacity for growth. Her goal is to help clients reconnect with their values, strengthen their sense of self, and reclaim a life that feels more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.
Amanda draws from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), internal family systems (IFS), existential, and person-centered approaches to support clients in developing insight, self-compassion, and effective coping skills. She views therapy as a collaborative process grounded in safety, curiosity, and respect for each person’s lived experience.
Anxiety, panic, intrusive thoughts, isolation, and the lasting effects of trauma can be deeply exhausting and overwhelming, often impacting daily life in profound ways. Amanda believes in each client’s inherent resilience and capacity for growth. Her goal is to help clients reconnect with their values, strengthen their sense of self, and reclaim a life that feels more grounded, intentional, and fulfilling.