- CBT based work
- Solution-focused tools
- Communication skills
About Amber
Amber Hardy is a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self-esteem, and major life changes, including issues of guilt and shame.
Her approach is collaborative and solution-focused. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and build practical coping steps. Sessions emphasize clearer communication and increased self-awareness.
Clients bring concerns such as depression, low motivation, relationship worry, boundary difficulties, and questions around sexuality. She also works with attachment concerns, blended family challenges, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and family of origin issues. Amber helps people talk through forgiveness, commitment concerns, and the emotional effects of hospice or end-of-life situations.
In the room, she focuses on concrete tools. That can mean testing a new way to respond in a relationship, trying short behavioral experiments between sessions, or breaking big problems into small steps. She helps people track what works and adjust plans as needed.
Her style aims to be straightforward and practical. People who want measurable strategies for reducing self-doubt, improving communication, and handling guilt or shame may find this approach useful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Amber primarily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot patterns of thinking that increase guilt or anxiety, then try small behavior changes to test new outcomes. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear, short-term goals and practical steps people can use between sessions to notice progress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Amber collaborates with clients to pick techniques that fit the person’s current goals and daily life. She reviews what helps and adjusts the plan together as sessions progress.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also let people focus on specific skills like communication exercises or between-session behavioral experiments without changing their routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Guilt and shame are listed among her focus areas.
How would she approach guilt or shame?
She uses collaborative, solution-focused work grounded in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. The focus is on practical steps to reduce self-doubt and increase more helpful behavior.
What is her experience background?
She has 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy in professional settings. That experience includes work with depression, motivation, and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and practices from that state.
Does she see clients in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. The exact fees are provided during the signup process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.