Amanda Gibbons, MSW, LCSW-C, PMH-C
I'm here to guide you through life's challenges, help you heal, and restore balance, so you can live with clarity, strength, and peace.
I’m a Maryland and Pennsylvania therapist who specializes in anxiety, grief, pregnancy complications, baby loss, postpartum care, trauma, and life transitions, offering compassionate, holistic support for healing and growth.
Having navigated grief and life transitions, I’m here to offer compassionate support on your journey.
I want you to know that I deeply understand grief and loss, both personally and as a mother. I’ve navigated life transitions myself, and I know how important it is to have support during those challenging times. My own experiences have shaped my approach to therapy, allowing me to offer compassionate, informed guidance as you move through your healing journey.
The story behind Restoring Heart and Home:
In 2016, I experienced the loss of someone very close to me. I didn’t know how to navigate the overwhelming grief that followed. Six months later, my husband and I moved into our first home—a fixer-upper full of character and potential. As we renovated it, room by room on a tiny budget, I began to notice something else being restored: my heart.
Writing and journaling had always been a source of healing for me, so I started a blog called Restoring Heart and Home where I shared both my grief journey and our home renovation process.
It became a space to process, reflect, and find hope again.
In 2018, I made the decision to return to graduate school to pursue my Master’s in Social Work. To help cover the cost of textbooks and school expenses, I leaned into my creativity once more—hand-painting home décor signs and selling them through an Etsy shop, which I also named Restoring Heart and Home. Though I eventually closed the shop as school and work demands grew, I always hoped I’d return to that space and the meaning behind it as it supported my heart in more ways that I realized.
When it came time to open my own therapy practice in 2023, choosing a name felt like coming home. I returned to the trusted and true: Restoring Heart and Home. This time, with a renewed focus—supporting others through their grief, losses, transitions, and life changes.
After becoming a mother in 2022, following my own loss journey of miscarriage, I came to understand in a deeper way how much parents sit at the center of the home. And when the heart of the home is hurting, everything else can feel out of balance.
That insight reaffirmed my mission: to help restore both hearts and homes for those who are struggling.
Restoring Heart and Home has always been about healing—from the inside out.
What began as a personal journey through grief and creativity has grown into a therapy practice rooted in compassion, resilience, and the belief that healing is possible. Whether you're navigating loss, life transitions, anxiety, or the challenges of parenthood, you're not alone. I would be honored to walk alongside you. If you’re ready to begin your healing journey, I invite you to schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if we’re a good fit.
I'm here to guide you through life's challenges, help you heal, and restore balance, so you can live with clarity, strength, and peace.
Life has a way of pulling us under—whether it’s the weight of anxiety, the ache of grief, the exhaustion of new motherhood, or the uncertainty of major life transitions. Maybe you're feeling stuck, lost, or simply overwhelmed by it all.
I want you to know: you don’t have to navigate this alone.
I understand the heaviness that comes with life’s challenges, not just as a therapist but as someone who has walked through them myself. As a mom, I know the joys and struggles of pregnancy, postpartum and parenthood—and the fear and anxiety that can come with it. After experiencing a miscarriage, I carried the weight of that loss through my next pregnancy, feeling both grateful and terrified at the same time. That journey shaped me, deepened my empathy, and strengthened my passion for helping others find healing.
As a licensed clinical social worker, I specialize in EMDR, CBT, family systems, grief therapy, and perinatal mental health (PMH-C). But beyond the techniques and training, my approach is about meeting you where you are—with warmth, understanding, and a deep commitment to your healing.
I particularly love working with teens, young adults, adults, and parents, helping them make sense of their stories, reconnect with their strengths, and move toward a life that feels more whole. Together, we can work through what’s weighing you down and create a path forward—one step at a time.
Therapy isn’t about fixing you—because you were never broken.
It’s about helping you rediscover your resilience, process your pain, and step into the life you deserve.
If you’re ready to begin, I’d love to walk this journey with you.
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My Training & Education
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Graduated with Bachelor’s in Human Development and Family Studies, with double minors in: Children & Youth Services and Criminal Justice from Messiah University (2013)
Graduated with Master’s in Social Work with a Concentration in Clinical Behavioral Health from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (2020)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania
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Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
Trained in Grief Modalities
Certified in Perinatal Mental Health from Postpartum Support International
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Get in touch
I’m here to support your growth.
Click this link to email me for a free, confidential consultation.
We will discuss your needs, goals, and how therapy can help. You will have the chance to ask questions, and we will determine if we are a good fit to work together.
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