Amber Flaherty

Hi there! I am dual licensed in Florida as a Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT). I received my Masters from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida and have been practicing for 13 years. I tend to work with older adolescents and adults in living more authentic lives and being the best version of themselves. I am compassionate, but also honest and direct. I guarantee I will challenge you, but you will feel and know that it comes from a place of genuine care and a desire for you to live your best, most fulfilled, and healthiest life.

Having been on the other side of therapy, I understand the vulnerability and courage it takes to engage honestly and authentically in therapy to find the best version of yourself and create a better future. I strive to make therapy a safe place for you to express, experiment, feel and learn so you can find and love your true self. That is a large part of the reason I will be genuine, I will be compassionate, but I will also give tough love and complete honesty to help you reach your goals.

I enjoy working with individuals who are curious, open, and motivated for change; individuals who are willing to look deep within and challenge themselves. My clients are eager to elevate and align with their true potential and purpose, but may have blind spots with repeating patterns that no longer serve them. They often seek out fulfilling lives and relationships with others, but may lack insight in the challenges restricting them from reaching their full potential.

Through honest and authentic communication, we will explore feelings, find meaning, and increase your self-awareness to find, accept and be your true self to live the most fulfilling life.

Our relationships with others shape who we are and how we view the world around us. Together we can explore how past experiences have shaped you and your patterns of relating to others in the present, and look at how those experiences may be causing you to relate to others in unhelpful ways.

We will focus on identifying and challenging unhelpful and unrealistic thoughts and behavioral patterns in order to promote self-awareness and ending negative cycles.

Our first session will start with brief introductions where you can ask me questions about the therapeutic process. We will then focus on the specific challenges you are facing, and what you would like to get out of our time together. Finally, we will use all of this information to guide our direction for follow up sessions. *Note: I am NOT currently taking new couples.