Amber Austin

I have dedicated my life to making a positive impact in the lives of children and teens. My career as a licensed mental health counselor lets me do this every day. I have a Master’s degree in mental health counseling and addiction studies, as well as advanced training in relational interventions and trauma processing with children and teens. I also frequently treat anxiety, depression, and perfectionism, as well as work towards increasing my clients' self-confidence. I love what I do!

My services are unique, because I specialize in incorporating modalities that reduce anxiety and/or process trauma, such as EMDR, with relation-based therapies, such as TBRI, and I incorporate all of these with experiential modalities that ease and speed processing. That’s a lot of ‘therapist talk’ to say that I am equipped to meet your child/teen where they are, use interventions that equip them to connect to others, and empower them to change their lives. I'd love to explain more and tell you how my approach can address your specific area of concern.

Our first session is entirely about getting to know each other and feeling comfortable with the therapeutic process. So much of the outcome of therapy depends on a client’s ability to connect with their therapist and feel truly comfortable being open, honest, and vulnerable. That takes trust. I want every child/teen to walk away from their first session thinking, “That was fun and felt safe. I want to talk to her again.” Because if we achieve that, we can achieve anything!