About Amberly
Amberly Garvin is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and brings three years of clinical experience to her work in Ohio. Amberly offers both Christian and non-religious counseling tailored to each person's beliefs and needs.
She uses clear, practical methods to help people cope with life changes and regain a sense of purpose. Sessions focus on everyday steps clients can take to feel more grounded and confident.
How Amberly works
Amberly encourages honest conversation about thoughts and feelings without judgment. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness techniques are also used to build awareness and reduce reactivity.
Together these methods help people notice what matters and act in line with their values. Amberly has worked with a range of concerns including body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, and panic attacks. She also addresses feelings of guilt, shame, isolation, and struggles around forgiveness and self-love.
The work emphasizes practical coping skills and small, achievable goals. Sessions are aimed at creating a steady, manageable path forward. Amberly supports clients in identifying realistic steps and practicing them between meetings.
She meets people where they are and adapts strategies to fit each person's life and values.
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Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take steps toward those values, even when unpleasant thoughts or feelings are present. It often focuses on small meaningful actions rather than trying to eliminate difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can ease anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness, useful for panic and stress.Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to different strategies. Together they will try methods that fit the client's life and adjust the plan as needed to find what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people work in real time with visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions are a good alternative when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, exercises between sessions, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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