About Amanda Brescia, LCMHCA (she)
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
I’m Amanda Brescia (she), a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) offering person-centered, neurodivergent-affirming, and LGBTQIA+ celebratory therapy through telehealth across North Carolina. I also love supporting folks who are experiencing perinatal mental health challenges, and seeking an affirming and supportive space. I provide secure telehealth therapy to adolescents, adults, and couples located anywhere in North Carolina, including Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington, and surrounding communities.
Accepting New Clients? Yes! Amanda is currently accepting new clients for telehealth therapy across North Carolina! Amanda is happy to offer therapy to individuals, couples, and folks in relationships. She offers therapy for adolescents and adults.
Days/Times Available: Tuesday-Friday: 9am-5pm (telehealth, North Carolina)
Specialty Areas:
- Neuroaffirming, Autistic-Centered, and ADHD Affirming Care
- LGBTQIA+ Celebratory and Gender Affirming Care
- Anxiety and Life Transitions
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Identity Exploration and Self-Esteem
- Infertility and PCOS
Email: Reach out to amanda@beboldpsychnc.com or self-schedule your free 20-minute consult for telehealth therapy in North Carolina here!
A little more about who I love to work with:
As an AuDHD therapist, I am passionate about fostering a space for neurodivergent folks to heal and feel seen. I enjoy supporting clients navigating burnout from masking, processing life and sociopolitical stressors, and exploring sensory and nervous system sensitivities. I also specialize in LGBTQIA+ celebratory care and working with perinatal mental health, infertility, and clients with PCOS. Many of my clients come to me carrying heavy feelings of being dismissed or misunderstood. Together, we will create a space where you feel safe and empowered to authentically express yourself. I work with teens, adults, and couples through secure online therapy across North Carolina.
Schedule your free 20-minute consult for telehealth therapy anywhere in NC with Amanda today!
My “Big Three” therapeutic focus areas include:
Neuroaffirming, Autistic-Centered, and ADHD Affirming Care: As an AuDHD therapist in North Carolina, I understand both the clinical and lived experience of navigating a neurotypical world. I offer therapy that centers you – your strengths, your challenges, and your lived experience. I enjoy walking alongside clients in self-discovery and uncovering the many strengths of the neurodivergent brain. Together, we gently unpack internalized shame, “not enough” stories, and messages you may have absorbed about who you’re supposed to be, and work toward building self-compassion and self-trust instead.
I often incorporate practical, neurodivergent friendly dialectical behavior therapy and somatic (body-based) practices, as well as acceptance and commitment therapy. Although I love supporting Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adolescents and younger adults, I am especially passionate about working with individuals who identify as late-diagnosed or are exploring their neurotype in adulthood. There can be so much clarity, grief, relief, and empowerment in that process, and you don’t have to navigate it alone.
Perinatal Mental Health: The perinatal period – pregnancy through postpartum – is a powerful, critical, and sensitive time. It can bring joy, grief, love, fear, exhaustion, and everything in between. Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) can show up as guilt, shame, irritability, intrusive thoughts, sadness, or a sense of “Why don’t I feel how I thought I would?”
For my neurodivergent folks, the perinatal period can magnify sensory overload, hormonal sensitivity and shifts, executive functioning challenges, and nervous system overwhelm. You may experience identity and role shifts that leave you questioning “Who am I now…? “
You do not have to carry these thoughts or feelings alone. I would love to help, and provide perinatal mental health therapy in North Carolina for individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, infertility, and hormonal transitions.
I deeply respect and honor the vulnerability during this period and prioritize a judgment-free, compassionate space to process the messy, complex, and very real parts of perinatal mental health. Whether you are navigating pregnancy, postpartum, fertility challenges, loss, or identity shifts in early parenthood – come as you are. I will meet you with warmth, steadiness, and care.
Life Transitions: Breakups. Career shifts. Moves. New parenthood. Questioning or exploring your identities. Ending relationships. Beginning new ones. Even the transitions we choose can shake our sense of stability. And the ones we didn’t choose? They can feel disorienting, grief-filled, or even destabilizing.
Big changes often bring layered emotions such as relief and sadness, excitement and fear, hope and uncertainty – often all at the same time. You might feel stuck in indecision, overwhelmed by the unknown, or unsure how to move forward.
Therapy offers a space to slow down and untangle it all.
Together, we can process what you’re leaving behind, explore what you’re stepping into, and build coping tools to support your nervous system through change. You don’t have to rush clarity. You don’t have to have it all figured out. We can make space for the in-between.
Start Neuroaffirming Telehealth Therapy in North Carolina
If you’re looking for an AuDHD therapist, LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, or perinatal mental health therapist in North Carolina, I would love to connect. I offer virtual therapy throughout the state of North Carolina with flexible weekday and after-school availability.
Request a free 20-minute consult for telehealth therapy anywhere in NC with Amanda today!
Get to know Amanda:
I currently live in Wilmington, North Carolina. In my free time, I love shark teeth hunting, going for walks, watching movies, and creating art. I have two cats, Leo and Noodle, and a dog, Fancy (inspired by the Reba song!), who I love cuddling with and watching their epic zoomies. I am an animal lover and love getting to virtually meet my clients’ pets!
Amanda is also the Clinical Administrative Lead at Be BOLD Psychology and Consulting, helping clients to navigate scheduling, billing, and other administrative matters. If you call or text, Amanda is the friendly and helpful voice on the other end of the phone!
Credentials:
Amanda obtained her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Northwestern University in 2024. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate and AuDHD (Autistic and ADHD) clinician who has been immersed in the counseling field for three years.
She has completed the Level I Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Postpartum Support International Training in Perinatal Mood Disorders.
FAQ
Do you offer virtual therapy throughout North Carolina?
Yes. I provide secure telehealth therapy to clients located anywhere in North Carolina, including Durham, Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington, and surrounding areas.
What does neuroaffirming therapy mean?
Neuroaffirming therapy recognizes Autism, ADHD, and other neurotypes as natural variations of human brain diversity. Instead of changing who you are, neuroaffirming therapy supports self-understanding, self-compassion, support needs, and strategies that work with your brain, not against it.
Do you work with adults who were recently diagnosed with Autism or ADHD?
Yes. I specialize in supporting late-diagnosed and self-identified Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults as they process identity shifts, grief, relief, and self-discovery.
Do you offer postpartum or perinatal mental health therapy in NC?
Yes. I provide perinatal mental health therapy for individuals navigating pregnancy, postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, infertility, PCOS, and identity shifts during early parenthood.
Is therapy LGBTQIA+ affirming?
Yes. Be BOLD Psychology and consulting provides LGBTQIA+ celebratory and gender-affirming therapy in North Carolina. My approach honors your identity, lived experience, and autonomy in a safe and supportive space.
Do you offer therapy for infertility or PCOS?
Yes. I support clients navigating infertility, PCOS, hormonal shifts, and the emotional impact of reproductive health challenges through affirming, trauma-informed care.
How do I schedule a free consultation?
You can self-schedule a free 20-minute telehealth consultation through our online booking page or email me directly at amanda@beboldpsychnc.com.
