Meet Your Therapist

Amanda Massa, LCSW

LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Amanda Massa, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in New York and Connecticut. She works with adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, excessive worry, low self-esteem, OCD, and the uncertainty that can come with early adulthood. She has a particular interest in working with young adults and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Therapy with Amanda is collaborative, goal-oriented, and grounded in creating an emotionally safe space where you can feel comfortable being yourself. She understands how easy it can be to get caught up in expectations about where you “should” be in life, compare yourself to others, or feel pressure to have everything figured out. Together, you’ll explore these patterns, build a deeper understanding of yourself, and develop practical strategies to help you move forward with greater confidence.

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  • Feeling safe, understood, and accepted is an important part of meaningful therapy. Amanda prioritizes building a strong therapeutic relationship rooted in trust, warmth, and genuine collaboration, creating a space where you can openly explore the thoughts, emotions, and experiences that may be keeping you stuck.

    Her approach is inclusive, affirming, and informed by an anti-oppressive framework. She integrates evidence-based therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), TEAM-CBT, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Treatment is tailored to your individual needs and goals, with an emphasis on both understanding yourself more deeply and developing practical strategies you can use outside of the therapy room.

  • Amanda earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst before completing her Master of Social Work at Fordham University.

    Her clinical training has included work across outpatient private practice, a hospital-based adolescent partial hospitalization program, and community-based mental health settings. She has experience providing individual and group therapy, conducting clinical assessments, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

    Throughout her training and clinical work, she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, OCD, relationship concerns, and other emotional and behavioral challenges.

  • Amanda is a Level 2 certified TEAM-CBT clinician and has received specialized training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Her clinical work incorporates evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based interventions.

    She has participated in ongoing clinical consultation and training focused on TEAM-CBT and evidence-based treatment for anxiety, OCD, depression, and related concerns. She is committed to continuing education and integrating current, research-supported approaches into her work with clients.

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