Who We Are

ThriveWell Behavioral Health is a community-centered behavioral health, wellness, and educational support organization serving children, families, women, schools, faith communities, and community organizations.

We provide compassionate, evidence-based coaching, consultation, training, advocacy, and wellness support designed to address behavioral, emotional, educational, relational, and spiritual well-being. Our work helps individuals and the systems around them better understand behavior, identify underlying needs, strengthen relationships, and develop practical strategies for lasting growth.

Through school and community training, parent coaching, educational advocacy, behavioral-health support, women’s wellness programming, and faith-based community initiatives, ThriveWell creates accessible spaces for learning, healing, connection, and empowerment.

Our approach is trauma-informed, collaborative, individualized, and grounded in the belief that people thrive when the whole person and the community surrounding them is supported.

Supporting the individual. Advocating for the family. Equipping schools, faith communities, and communities to thrive.

Our three ecosystem pillars.

Our Team

Amanda E. Dorsey , M.S.Ed

Amanda E. Dorsey is the founder of ThriveWell Behavioral Health, a trauma-informed coaching and consulting practice supporting children, families, women, schools, churches, and communities.

With more than a decade of experience in behavioral science, education, and family support, Amanda helps individuals understand the needs behind behavior and develop clinical and therapeutic practical strategies that strengthen emotional wellness, relationships, resilience, and personal growth.

Through RenewHER, she also creates faith-based spaces where women can receive emotional, spiritual, and relational support through Bible study, wellness conversations, workshops, gatherings, and sisterhood.

Amanda holds a bachelor’s degree of Psychology in Applied Behavior Analysis, graduate studies in Applied Behavior Analysis, an ECE certification, and a Master of Science in Education Leadership. Her specialized training includes Trauma-Informed Care, REBT / CBT Life Coaching, and Grief Coaching.

Her work is grounded in the belief that true wellness supports the whole person mentally, emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and behaviorally.

Founder & Practitioner

Partner & Practitioner

LaVonna Gibbs. M.S.


A dedicated behavioral health professional with over ten years of experience working with at-risk youth and families in community and residential settings. Her background includes extensive work with adolescents experiencing behavioral challenges, emotional dysregulation, trauma exposure, and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Prior to joining Thrive Well, she served in multiple roles with the State of Delaware within Youth Rehabilitation Services, where she supported youth in secure and community-based treatment environments.
Throughout her career, she has worked closely with adolescents and their families to develop practical strategies that support emotional growth, accountability, and long-term stability. Her clinical approach focuses on building strong therapeutic relationships, promoting positive behavioral change, and helping youth develop the coping and decision-making skills necessary for success at home, in school, and in their communities.
As a mobile therapist, she provides services directly in the environments where youth live and function, allowing for more individualized and meaningful support. She is passionate about advocating for young people who face complex challenges and helping them recognize their strengths, build resilience, and create pathways toward healthier futures.

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