In the Media

Amanda Marks, LPC, LMHC, CPCS in the Media

Mental health, trauma, anxiety, eating disorders, and body image are topics that deserve thoughtful, nuanced conversations.

Amanda Marks, LPC, LMHC, CPCS founder of Resilient Counseling, has been featured and quoted in media outlets on topics related to mental health, trauma-informed care, anxiety, eating disorders, body image, wellness, and emotional well-being.

Her approach is grounded in making mental health information practical, compassionate, and accessible, without reducing complex experiences to quick fixes or one-size-fits-all advice.

Featured Media

Explore articles and interviews featuring Amanda's clinical perspective on topics including:

  • Trauma and the nervous system

  • Anxiety and stress

  • Eating disorders and disordered eating

  • Body image and body acceptance

  • Perfectionism and people-pleasing

  • Emotional well-being

  • Self-care and burnout

  • Weight neutral movement

  • The relationship between mind and body

Selected Features

Yoga Journal
Amanda has contributed clinical insight on mental health, wellness, and the mind-body connection.

Shape
Featured as a mental health expert discussing emotional well-being, anxiety, self-care, and related topics.

Spirituality & Health
Contributions exploring emotional health, wellness, and the connection between psychological and physical experiences.

Additional media features and expert commentary are listed below.

Mental Health Expertise That Goes Beyond the Surface

Amanda's clinical work focuses on helping people understand the patterns underneath the symptoms they're experiencing.

Her areas of specialization include:

EMDR Therapy
Trauma-focused therapy for experiences that continue to affect thoughts, emotions, body responses, and relationships.

Complex Trauma & Dissociation
Understanding the ways developmental trauma, attachment experiences, and dissociation can shape how someone experiences themselves and the world.

Eating Disorders & Body Image
A trauma-informed, weight-inclusive approach to helping clients develop a different relationship with food, movement, and their bodies.

Anxiety & Perfectionism
Helping clients understand the anxiety, fear, control, and self-protection that can exist beneath perfectionism, overthinking, and people-pleasing.

Looking for More?

Media articles offer one perspective, but therapy is personal. If something you've read here resonates with your own experience, you don't have to figure out what it means by yourself.

Learn more about Amanda and Resilient Counseling's therapy services, or explore the Resilient Counseling blog for additional resources on trauma, EMDR, anxiety, eating disorders, and body image.

As Seen In…

Amanda Marks has been featured and quoted in the media for her expertise in body image, anxiety, and eating disorders in publications such as Yoga Journal, Shape, Spirituality & Health, Well + Good and the Medium.

  • Is It Okay to Eat Vegan or Vegetarian in Eating Disorder Recovery?

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  • Body Image During the Holidays: Expert

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  • Post-Meal Distress in Eating Disorder Recovery: Why It Happens and How to Cope

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  • How Yoga Can Help Eating Disorder Recovery

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  • Yoga for Self Confidence

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  • Calming Your Nervous System Can Work Wonders on Digestive Issues and Anxiety, According to RDs. Here’s How

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  • Trying to Keep Your Yoga Teaching Inclusive? This One Thing Might Say Something Else.

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  • Post-Meal Distress in Eating Disorder Recovery: Why It Happens and How to Cope

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  • Here’s How the Weight Loss Drug Explosion Amplifies Weight Stigma

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  • 6 Specific Ways to Soothe Your Nervous System

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  • 5 Ways to Practice Body Neutrality as You Age

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  • 4 Ways Your Relationship to Food Impacts Your Sensuality

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  • 5 Ways to Deal with Body Anxiety

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  • Healing Sexual Trauma Through EMDR and Yoga

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  • 6 Effective Self-Soothing Techniques for Stress Management: a Mental Health Counselor’s Perspective

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  • 10 Essential Tips for Clients to Stay Committed to Their Therapeutic Goals

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  • Women In Wellness: Amanda Marks of Resilient Counseling On The Five Lifestyle Tweaks That Will Help Support People’s Journey Towards Better Wellbeing

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  • 21 Quotes About Narcissism From Actual Therapists

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  • 8 Key Considerations When Choosing Between Online and Offline Therapy

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  • 30 Quotes About BPD From Actual Therapists

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  • Pets and Mental Wellness: Amanda Marks of Resilient Counseling On How to Maximize the Mental Health Benefits of Having a Pet

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