About Amber
Amber Clay is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in West Virginia with six years of clinical experience helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also supports concerns like parenting challenges, self-esteem, addiction, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. Amber keeps sessions straightforward and focused.
She helps people name what feels hard and then break problems into small steps. She aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement.
How Amber works
Her work often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach practical tools for managing emotions and changing unhelpful thinking. She also uses mindfulness practices and narrative techniques to help people make sense of their stories and find motivation for change.
Amber has supported concerns related to ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, grief, anger, and issues tied to abandonment or family conflict. She also addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, dissociation, domestic violence, guilt, shame, and feelings of isolation. In sessions she focuses on collaboration and small, achievable goals.
She listens first, then works with each person to build skills that can be used in daily life. Amber’s approach centers on practical strategies and steady support during change.
Amber lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Amber works with
The areas below are the ones Amber selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | West Virginia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Amber frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and patterns that keep problems going.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better ways to communicate. DBT-style tools are useful for managing strong emotions, impulsivity, and relationship stress. Mindfulness therapy is another thread in her work, offering simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and increase calm.
Choosing the right approach is a joint effort. She will listen to your goals and try different tools to see what fits. Over time the plan is adjusted based on what helps most, so clients shape the direction of their care.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a work break, avoid travel, choose shorter check-ins, or keep conversations going between live sessions. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice, track progress, and offer feedback through these flexible options.
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