PRESS AND MEDIA KIT

Amanda Burback, LMFT.

Los Angeles therapist and founder of Mellow Therapy, available for expert commentary on high achieving adults, anxiety, perfectionism, burnout, relationships, and workplace pressure.

ABOUT AMANDA

Warm, honest, and grounded in real life.

ROLE

Founder, Mellow Therapy

LICENSE

California LMFT 108598

BASED IN

Culver City, Los Angeles

AVAILABLE FOR

Interviews, quotes, panels, podcasts

Amanda Burback is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the founder of Mellow Therapy, a modern therapy practice based in Culver City and serving clients throughout California.

She works primarily with driven, high achieving adults who may appear successful on the outside while privately navigating anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, burnout, trauma, relationship strain, and compulsive or addictive behaviors.

Amanda is a certified EMDR therapist whose perspective is warm, direct, and practical. Her work explores how demanding careers, chronic self expectation, and the pressure to keep performing can affect mental health, identity, relationships, and the ways people cope.

CREDENTIALS AND EXPERTISE

Clinical depth with a clear, human voice.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Loyola Marymount University (LMU)

Clinical approaches

High functioning anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, people pleasing, relationship strain, trauma, and addictive or compulsive behaviors.

Primary areas

Anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, burnout, relationships, people pleasing, self criticism, and addictive patterns.

High-functioning anxiety
Burnout
Perfectionism
People pleasing
Relationship strain
Trauma
Addiction
MEDIA TOPICS

Topics Amanda can speak to.

Why high achieving adults can look successful while privately struggling with anxiety

The emotional cost of always being the person others rely on

Perfectionism, people pleasing, and the pressure to appear capable

How trauma can show up in work, decision making, and relationships

Burnout among professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners

Food addiction, compulsive eating, and other addictive coping patterns

Why some people stay busy to avoid what they are feeling

Modern dating, attachment patterns, and relationship strain

How demanding careers can affect identity, relationships, and mental health

What EMDR is, who it may help, and common misconceptions

“The more capable you appear, the less likely people are to ask whether you are okay.”

Amanda offers clear, relatable commentary on anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, people pleasing, and the emotional pressure of high achievement.
PRESS ASSETS

Headshots, biography, and practice imagery.

Primary headshot

Recommended for articles, contributor profiles, speaker bios, and digital publications.

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Editorial portrait

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Professional portrait

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Practice portrait

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Mellow Therapy office exterior

Wide exterior image for local stories and practice profiles.

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Office Interior

Alternative editorial image of the Culver City location.

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SHORT BIOGRAPHY
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Amanda Burback is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, certified EMDR therapist, and founder of Mellow Therapy in Culver City. She works with high achieving adults navigating anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, burnout, trauma, relationship strain, and compulsive coping patterns. Her perspective is warm, direct, and grounded in practical change.

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Amanda Burback, LMFT, founder of Mellow Therapy in Culver City, California.

MEDIA CONTACT

Need a therapist source on deadline?

For interview requests, expert commentary, podcasts, panels, or local features, contact Mellow Therapy directly.