About Amber
Amber Lynn Dicker is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. She works with individuals coping with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and family tension, career stress, LGBTQ issues, and related challenges like isolation or guilt. She practices in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English.
Her style is goal-focused and practical. She listens first to understand what a person wants to change.
Background and approach
Then she helps set clear, manageable goals and builds skills to meet them. Sessions emphasize small, steady steps rather than quick fixes. Amber uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and dialectical behavior ideas to spot thoughts and behaviors that get in the way.
She also uses motivational interviewing to tap into a person’s own reasons for change and trauma-focused methods when past events are getting in the way of daily life. These approaches are woven together based on what each person needs. In a session she will teach coping strategies, practice new ways of responding to stress, and work on healthier communication.
She explains concepts in plain language and suggests exercises to try between meetings. The work often includes noticing patterns, testing small changes, and building new routines. Her background includes nine years of clinical experience as an LPC.
People who want flexible options can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Those interested can start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first appointment.
Online Approaches for Practical Skill Building
Amber integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy into online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression. DBT teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to help manage strong emotions and improve relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress happens.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction from their chosen location. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing access between sessions and can fit into busy days or when writing things out feels easier. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people keep therapy consistent with their routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English