Amanda Vacca, M.A, LMHC

Amanda Vacca, M.A, LMHC My name is Amanda, and I’m a licensed psychotherapist and owner of Mindful Living Counseling & Consul

05/21/2026

There was a time I thought I needed to change who I was in order to be more “acceptable.” Less opinionated. Less visible. Less ambitious. Less direct. Less me.

Turns out, what some people called “too much audacity” was actually conviction, vision, resilience, creativity, leadership, and the willingness to take risks before there was proof they’d work. I can recognize these as strengths now.

I didn’t build my life by shrinking.
I built it by abandoning what I was taught or conditioned to believe… by trusting myself enough to keep going anyway.

So if you’ve been told you’re too loud, too driven, too emotional, too intense, too ambitious, too honest… maybe you’re not too much. Maybe you’re becoming EXACTLY who you’re meant to be💕💕

04/14/2026

A little mahj ASMR for your Monday🀄️💕

This is one of the things I do as a trauma therapist to help reset my own nervous system. Solo mahjong, Siamese mahjong, or a 4 person game - just being able to lock in with mindful intense focus is the mental escape I need after a long day😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

And how stinking cute is this mini travel set from My Fair Mahjong 💛🩷🩵 SMILES & TILES ?!

There’s a narrative out there that young men are “unmotivated,” “checked out,” or “just not trying.”In my work, that’s r...
04/12/2026

There’s a narrative out there that young men are “unmotivated,” “checked out,” or “just not trying.”

In my work, that’s rarely the full story. More often, what we’re seeing are adaptations—responses to overwhelm, shame, pressure, or disconnection that have nowhere else to go.

I’m really excited to be part of an upcoming event in Westchester where we’re having a much more honest conversation about this.

I’ll be joining Vince Benevento—author of Boys Will Be Men: 8 Lessons for the Lost American Male—who will be leading the discussion on what keeps so many young men feeling stuck, and what actually helps them move forward.

I’ll be bringing a trauma-informed lens—reframing behaviors not as a lack of motivation, but as meaningful adaptations.

And Frank Brittan will be rounding out the conversation with his expertise in addiction and work with individuals and families.

Because sometimes it’s trauma.
Sometimes it’s substance use.
Sometimes it’s both.
And sometimes it’s neither.

But if we’re only looking at the surface, we’re missing the point.

This is a free event and an incredible opportunity for:
• Parents of young men
• Professionals working with adolescents/young adults
• Anyone wanting a deeper understanding of what’s really going on

Details + registration link below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boys-will-be-men-helping-young-men-find-their-path-tickets-1985768286400?aff=oddtdtcreator

Vince Benevento Causeway Collaborative

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500 Mamaroneck Avenue Suite 320
Harrison, NY
10528

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+19144144497

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