Amanda Good LICSW

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Amanda Good LICSW

Psychotherapist, writer, speaker. Practical and compassionate solutions for anxiety and stress

10/04/2025

Excited that my copy of Big Reactors from local parenting expert has arrived! Can’t wait to dig in🤗

09/17/2025

Naming our feelings is how we regulate and process them. Naming feelings for others offers co-regulation. Practice noticing, naming, and expressing feelings - for yourself and your loved ones ❤️

09/08/2025

Last week I joined my team for an amazing training experience with the wonderful Dr. Dee Preston—Dillon, professor and founder of The Sand Therapy Training Institute.

Using the sand tray in therapy allows us to express unspoken stories, and allows exploration of the unconscious through narrative and imagination. It makes “stuck” or traumatic elements more approachable and lets our bodies do what they’re naturally built do do- process a range of feelings through creativity and curiosity.

08/22/2025

✨ S l o w D o w n ✨

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08/19/2025

Save this, and when you’re feeling overwhelmed take a deep breath and repeat this to yourself ❤️
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08/14/2025

👉Trauma often shows up as somatic symptoms, behaviors, or patterns - ways that we’ve learned to adapt and protect against pain.
💕So much of my work with clients—and in training therapists—is to move from diagnosing and pathologizing symptoms to understanding and bringing awareness and compassion to *why* those symptoms developed in the first place. And then, healing work instead of symptom management can truly begin.✨

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07/31/2025

TSG has officially welcomed our 3rd office location in Georgetown! For more information or to schedule an appointment today, email intake@thesibleygroupdc.com!

05/08/2025

🧠May is Mental Health Awareness Month!
Every day is a good day to start practicing more awareness and intentional self-care❤️
Don’t underestimate how small steps each day can add up! Your wellbeing starts with seemingly small, repeated choices to do incremental positive actions like step outside, say something affirming, call a friend, stretch your body, eat whole grains instead of skipping breakfast, do a one minute meditation on youtube, etc etc.
🤗What will you do today to care for your mental health?

04/23/2025

👉Even when the world might feel out of control…
💪Cultivating our internal resources and increasing resilience is always possible.
✨And, the more we increase our resilience, the less overwhelmed we are regardless of the world around us.
…and the more we reduce our overwhelm, the more we can respond to the world around us in ways that align with our values❤️

03/23/2025

Social Workers are amazing❤️
Did you know the majority of therapists have social work degrees?
The MSW gives us clinical training, with an emphasis on seeing each client as a whole person (not just their symptoms), in the context of their environment (relationships, community, and political systems).
It is a calling, and I am proud to be a social worker🤗

03/19/2025

👋Hey there! ❓How does your social media use make you feel⁉️
👉Your screentime doesn’t have to involve doomscrolling, comparing your life to someone’s highlight reel, dissociating or brain rot.
👉I say the same thing about consuming social media that I say about consuming calories or substances: make it conscious rather than trying to restrict it (unless it is making you sick!) or trying to make it perfect all the time. Trying to control things too much usually increase urges and reinforces any pre-existing beliefs of incompetence/shame because it isn’t sustainable. Instead, look for healthy options you *actually* value and connect to a purpose (social connection, learning, wellbeing) because otherwise you can’t build healthy habits!
✨Make consumption (of anything!) more conscious!
Conscious consumption means:
✅tune in to yourself before using- are you using out of urge/unconscious habit, or choice? If using phone isn’t actually your conscious choice, what is? (Walk, engage socially, take a bath, etc)
✅set a general goal for how much time and what content you want to consume- 10 minutes checking reliable news? 5 minutes looking at cute animals? 2 minutes of funny memes? This makes it intentional and conscious!
✅HACK YOUR ALGORITHM! Would you go to a restaurant and just endlessly eat anything and everything on the buffet/menu? Probably not - because you’re paying so you’d think about it. But your pantry is another story because it’s accessible all the time at a sunk cost. So just like you want to carefully stock your pantry with majority healthy/nutrient-dense options, and some treats, think about how you want your social media lineup to look when you open the door to it. Like and follow stuff from your friends, mentors, pages that relate to your interests and career goals, or things that bring you joy, connection, or learning. I.E. things that actually improve your wellbeing✨✨✨✨✨

03/03/2025

👋Feeling stuck?
Whether it’s a dreaded task like filing your taxes, or a mundane task like folding laundry, or maybe a goal-oriented task like going to the gym, we can all get stuck in an avoidance or procrastination pattern. And usually, our avoidance adds to stress… which leads to more avoidance… and more stress… and sometimes even shame, helplessness, anxiety…😵‍💫
Break the cycle! Increase your motivation with these simple steps✨ and then create a new cycle of motivation, productivity, and pride/relief🎉

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Chevy Chase, MD

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http://www.thesibleygroupdc.com/

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