Amanda Gaudet
New York
Summary
Licensed clinical social worker in the state of New York with over a decade of experience providing evidenced based, cognitive behavioral interventions to adults, couples and groups. Skilled in fostering therapeutic relationships and delivering quality care that is culturally affirming and trauma informed.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner and Therapist
Amanda Gaudet Therapy
10.2025 - Current
- Establish foundational processes for business operations.
- Network with other providers to create and maintain referral network.
- Assess and diagnosis mental health conditions.
- Conduct individual and couples therapy sessions addressing client's presenting problems and treatment goals.
- Provide evidence based treatment using cognitive behavioral modalities including ACT, ERP, and prolonged exposure.
- Monitor client progress with ongoing assessment and address barriers to treatment.
- Provide billing and administrative support to clients.
Psychotherapist
City Center Psychotherapy
03.2021 - 09.2025
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify behavioral health issues and diagnose.
- Delivered individual, couple and group therapy sessions, fostering therapeutic relationships.
- Developed treatment plans tailored to client needs, ensuring evidence based treatment approaches including cognitive behavioral interventions including, CBT, ERP, ACT and exposure therapy.
- Monitored client's progress using ongoing assessment and addressed barriers to treatment
- Collaborated with client's healthcare providers to coordinate client's care.
- Co-created and led an exposure and ritual prevention therapy group for adults diagnosed with OCD.
- Provided supervision to masters level intern
Organizational Development Specialist
The Jewish Board
12.2018 - 05.2022
- Created and delivered evidence-based training packages and materials to teams and individuals within Jewish Board and across the larger social service/behavioral health community
- Provided clinical and system consultations to support competency and ensure integration of training into daily agency practice, with a focus on site-based supervisory development and practice improvement strategies, including sustainability planning, outcomes monitoring, and quality improvement support
- Assisted in the development of program or division model of care and deliver training and consultation supporting model of care implementation, sustainability, and the monitoring and use of outcomes
- Participated in other department endeavors such as: Training Evaluation, Crisis Consultation, Supervisor, Milieu, and In-Service Training, etc.
Primary Clinician
The Jewish Board: OnTrackNY
09.2016 - 11.2018
- Form strong therapeutic relationships with participants and their families
- Coordinate services within a specialized interdisciplinary team
- Evaluate participants needs using initial and psychosocial assessments
- Conduct risk assessments including trauma, self-harm, suicide risk and violence
- Educate participants and their families about first episode psychosis
- Establish treatment plans using shared decision making aids
- Provide psychotherapy using evidence based modalities
- Support clients in meaning making and create a recovery narrative
- Connect families and participants to services and benefits
- Provide family consultation to assist with relapse prevention and risk management
- Provide crisis intervention including safety planning and linkage to emergency services
- Supervise and train graduate students in documentation, case management and evidenced based modalities
- Track participation, services and outcomes to maintain fidelity of treatment model
- Outreach and Recruitment Coordinator
- Outreach and build relationships with potential referral sites
- Screen and evaluate referrals to determine eligibility
- Use engagement strategies to recruit participants and successfully brought program to full capacity
- Present to groups about first episode psychosis at colleges, hospitals and outpatient programs
- Refer those who are not eligible to outside services
FFS Therapist
The Jewish Board: Manhattan West Counseling Center
03.2016 - 03.2017
- Assessed new clients using intakes screenings and psychosocial assessments
- Diagnosed new clients using the DSM-V
- Built therapeutic alliances with each client and discussed their needs
- Developed and revised individualized treatment plans with clients
- Provided individual and family psychotherapy using evidence based modalities
- Documented client’s progress utilizing screenings such as the PHQ9, GAD7 and PC-PTSD
- Provided care coordination and linkages to benefits as needed
- Assessed for risk and used safety planning to mitigate risk factors
- Supported client’s family members with psycho education and case management
Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker
NYC Health + Hospital: Bellevue Hospital
12.2013 - 02.2016
- Conducted psychosocial assessments
- Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to develop treatment plans and safe dispositions
- Instructed medical students about psychosocial issues and systems of care
- Provided time limited interventions such as coping skills, psycho education and crisis counseling
- Discuss treatment options with patients and advocated for patient needs
- Arranged and lead case conferences and family meetings
- Supported family members cope with caretaking and navigating health care system
- Facilitated linkages to services including housing, outpatient treatment, nursing homes, and physical rehabilitation
- Provided group and individual therapy
Education
Master of Social Work -
New York University
New York (City), NY05-2013
Bachelor of Arts - Social Thought & Political Economy
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA03-2011
Skills
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Prolonged exposure
- Gottman method
- Motivational interviewing
Certification
- New York University: Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Hunter College: Student Field Instructor (SIFI)
Timeline
Owner and Therapist
Amanda Gaudet Therapy
10.2025 - Current
Psychotherapist
City Center Psychotherapy
03.2021 - 09.2025
Organizational Development Specialist
The Jewish Board
12.2018 - 05.2022
Primary Clinician
The Jewish Board: OnTrackNY
09.2016 - 11.2018
FFS Therapist
The Jewish Board: Manhattan West Counseling Center
03.2016 - 03.2017
Inpatient Psychiatric Social Worker
NYC Health + Hospital: Bellevue Hospital
12.2013 - 02.2016
Master of Social Work -
New York University
Bachelor of Arts - Social Thought & Political Economy
University of Massachusetts Amherst