Amanda Dishner, LMFT-S, R-PLC

Amanda Dishner is a parent, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist & Supervisor, and Certified RETAIN Parental Leave Coach based in Austin, Texas, with 14 years of clinical experience specializing in perinatal mental health, attachment, and life transitions.
Amanda has walked alongside new and expecting parents throughout her entire career — in therapy, in community education, and now through parental leave coaching. She understands the parental leave transition as one of the most profound identity shifts a person can move through, and she brings both clinical depth and real-life parent experience to that truth.
As a RETAIN coach, Amanda supports working parents in navigating the personal and professional terrain of leave — from anticipating the transition and communicating with employers, to returning to work with clarity and groundedness. Her approach is warm, practical, and grounded in attachment science and nervous system awareness.
Amanda is passionate about reframing parental leave as a leadership asset rather than a career gap. One of her favorite parts of this work is helping clients build their “Radical Resume” — translating the very real skills of new parenthood into the language of professional growth.