Understand what is happening
We explore what is bringing you to therapy, notice patterns, and consider how past experiences may relate to the present. Your perspective helps guide that process.
Schedule your first appointment →MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Amanda CalandroLCSW, LICSW
Founder & Owner · Shoreline Health, LLC
You don’t need to know exactly where to begin.
Therapy can start with what’s happening right now: the worry that won’t let up, a relationship that feels harder than it should, or a sense that you’ve been carrying too much on your own. We can take time to understand what’s going on and figure out what might help.
Master of Social WorkUniversity of Connecticut · 2013
Independently licensedConnecticut · LCSW
Rhode Island · LICSW
Rhode Island · LICSW
Nearly two decadesExperience in the mental health field
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Nearly two decades of experience, with the whole person in mind.
I earned my Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut and have spent nearly two decades supporting people through difficult seasons and meaningful change. I have worked with teens, adults, and families in outpatient clinics, schools, home-based care, and virtual therapy.
That experience shapes how I listen: paying attention to what you’re feeling while also making room for your relationships, responsibilities, history, and the circumstances of your life. I work with adolescents and adults, and also offer couples and family therapy.
Shoreline Health provides virtual therapy to clients located in Connecticut and Rhode Island. My clinical background also includes substance use and recovery, including how these concerns can intersect with mood, trauma, and relationships.
MY APPROACH
Warm, collaborative, and grounded in what may help.
I believe therapy should fit the person in the room. We can work on practical ways to cope, explore patterns that keep showing up, or make space for experiences you haven’t had the chance to process. I welcome your feedback about what feels useful and what you need from our work.
Practice a different response
We can work on coping with anxious thoughts, regulating emotions, communicating needs, or setting boundaries. The tools we choose should be realistic for your life.
Make room for what matters
We set goals together and revisit them as your needs change, making space for difficult experiences and recognizing what is beginning to shift.
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Clinical tools, tailored to you.
I draw from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), psychodynamic therapy, and emotionally focused approaches. Mindfulness, strengths-based work, and compassion-focused strategies also inform my practice.
Depending on your needs, that might mean examining an unhelpful thought, making room for a difficult feeling, understanding a recurring relationship pattern, or choosing a small action that reflects your values. We choose approaches based on your concerns, preferences, and goals.
My work is trauma-informed and LGBTQ+ affirming. I respect your identity, your autonomy, and your pace, including what you are ready to discuss.
AREAS OF FOCUS
What I help clients work through.
Anxiety & burnout
Worry, panic, overthinking, emotional overwhelm, and the pressure of caring for everyone else.
Explore support →Trauma & past experiences
Understanding how difficult experiences affect your sense of safety, relationships, and reactions today.
Explore support →Relationships & boundaries
Communication, trust, recurring conflict, people-pleasing, and expressing your needs.
Explore support →Depression & loss
Low mood, reduced motivation, grief, and finding direction through significant changes.
Explore support →ADHD & daily functioning
Attention, organization, emotional regulation, and strategies that fit the way you think.
Explore support →Identity & life transitions
Self-worth, LGBTQ+ identity exploration, parenting and caregiver stress, and changing roles.
Explore support →For adolescents, this work can also include school pressure, family stress, friendships, and developing confidence. Learn about therapy for teens →
WHEN YOU’RE READY
You’re welcome to reach out, even if you’re unsure.
We can start with a conversation about what’s bringing you in and whether working together feels like a good fit. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you contact me.