Amanda Ferrara, LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Costa Mesa, CA — therapist at ThriveTalk

Amanda Ferrara, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

8 yrs experience

Updated August 27, 2026 How we verify

About

Amanda Ferrara is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #125876, CA) with a private practice in Costa Mesa, California, also serving New York clients via telehealth. She works with adolescents and adults, individuals and couples, on addiction, anxiety, depression, and relational challenges.

Services

  • Addiction
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Relationship Issues
  • Codependency
  • Self-Esteem
  • Substance Use
  • Alcohol Use
  • Trauma
  • Mood Disorders
  • Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  • Co-occurring Disorders
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Reality Therapy

State licenses

  • California · License #125876 · LMFT Active

  • New York · License #002563 · LMFT Active

    expires 2028

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 9 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Full name, credentials (MA, LMFT), Costa Mesa CA and virtual NY location, phone, CA license 125876, NY license LMFT 002563 (expires 2025), fees ($225 individual/$250 couple), out-of-network insurance, specialties, modalities, populations, 8 years in practice, headshot photo (psychologytoday.com)

provider website (Ferrara Marriage and Family Therapy)

  • Practice name, bio, CA license 125876 and NY license 002563, treatment approach (CBT/DBT/psychodynamic), contact email, phone [redacted], professional headshot photo (ferraramarriageandfamilytherapy.com)

provider website (redirect check)

  • amandaferraratherapy.com 301-redirects to ferraramarriageandfamilytherapy.com, confirming both domains belong to the same practice (amandaferraratherapy.com)

NPPES NPI registry

  • NPI 1154902708 registered to Amanda Ferrara, credential LMFT#125876, taxonomy Marriage & Family Therapist, sole proprietor, phone [redacted], address [redacted] (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

directory listing (TherapyFinder)

  • Practice name 'Ferrara Marriage and Family Therapy INC', CA license LMFT#125876, fee schedule ($200/$225), specialties (anxiety, depression, addiction, self-esteem) (therapyfinder.com)

directory listing (TherapyDen)

  • Bio describing background in addiction treatment since 2011, 'over a decade' of experience, CBT/DBT/psychodynamic approach (therapyden.com)

employer bio page (Ocean Recovery)

  • Employment as therapist at Ocean Recovery (Orange County, CA); education listed as BA Psychology (2016) and MA Clinical Psychology (2018), Antioch University; experience in chemical dependency/co-occurring disorders since 2011; therapeutic approach (psychodynamic, reality therapy, CBT, mindfulness) (oceanrecovery.com)

OIG LEIE / SAM exclusions aggregator (OpenSanctions)

  • No matching sanctions, exclusion, or debarment records found for Amanda Ferrara (opensanctions.org)

social media (Instagram, unverified)

  • Instagram handle @amandaaferrara associated with this therapist per search-engine snippets; direct page fetch was rate-limited (HTTP 429) so bio/photo could not be independently confirmed (instagram.com)
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