About Amber
Amber Preston is a licensed professional counselor based in Pennsylvania who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and LGBTQ concerns. She also supports parents who are feeling overwhelmed and people wrestling with attachment or identity questions. She works in a direct, collaborative way.
Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small practical steps that can make daily life easier. Amber listens closely, offers feedback, and helps people test new ways of coping between meetings.
Background and approach
Her work draws from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy. That means clients learn ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, build stronger habits, and choose actions that match their values. Trauma-focused strategies are used when past events are getting in the way of present life.
Amber trained for a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling and has eight years of clinical experience. She emphasizes gender-affirming care and supports people who identify as LGBTQIA+ as they navigate identity, relationships, and life changes. Typical sessions might include skills practice, gentle challenges to long-standing beliefs, and planning steps to reduce day-to-day stress.
Amber aims to make therapy practical and understandable so people can bring changes into their everyday routines.
How Amber’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values, even when strong emotions are present. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts and building practical skills to change behavior, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and mood disorders. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation, and it pairs well with work on trauma and stress.Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try techniques, adjust what isn’t working, and pick the mix of ACT, CBT, mindfulness, or trauma-focused work that fits the client’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick updates, written reflections, or when scheduling needs to fit around work and family obligations. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English