Amanda Essinger, MFT/LPC

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My name is Amanda Essinger and I am a Marriage and Family Therapist as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor. I work for Family Connection 2, LLC under Dr. Katafiasz. I specialize in working with families and couples as well as individuals, adolescents, and children. I enjoy practicing therapy that encourages strengthening relationships, communication, and esteem. I have experience working with couple/family/parent-child issues, inattention, depression, and anxiety. My specialty areas include animal assisted psychotherapy and eco-therapy. I'm currently under supervision to be a Registered Play Therapist and am in EMDR training.

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Therapy Services

In addition to individual, family, and couple therapy, services include:

• Play Therapy

• Animal Assisted Psychotherapy/Play Therapy 

• EMDR

• Prepare/Enrich 

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 Professional Specialties:

• Certificate of Education in Animal Assisted Psychotherapy with Experiential Learning (CAAPII)

  • Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado ​

• Animal Assisted Play Therapy Level 1

  • The International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy​

• Certified Facilitator of Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy 

• Completion of Ecoplay Facilitator Training

  • Mindful Ecotherapy Center  

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Current Clinical Supervision

• Marriage and Family Therapy

• Licensed Professional Counseling

• Registered Play Therapist

• Animal Assisted Play Therapy

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If you would like to schedule an appointment, please click the contact tab on the top of the page.

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Amanda Essinger, MFT, LPC

License #: M.1700035
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Formal Education:

The University of Akron—MA in Marriage and Family Therapy/Professional Counseling —August 2017

If you would like to schedule with Amanda, please call 234-738-2506 or email amanda@familyconnection2.com