Amber Pena Posey

I am an Integrative Medicine Nurse Practitioner (Family and Psych board-certified) and psychotherapist who uses psychotherapy, eco-expressive arts and somatic practices as my main modality with lifestyle medicine approaches for medical care. I do not offer medication management only.

I have worked with those struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image struggles, weight loss, perfectionism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, burnout and heightened stress responses in high-achieving professionals, college students, athletes and creatives since 2007.

After taking time away from healthcare, I am re-opening my insurance-based practice for clients seeking integrative care who need a diagnosis to afford care. I also offer a cash-based model to clients who want more privacy and a non-diagnostic approach outside of traditional care and insurance management but realize they need a medically-sound, therapeutic steward, not just "coaching" for the struggles they may be facing.

The clients I have supported, in therapy or in my depth-oriented guide work, always do best when they are as committed to their inner work and self growth as they are to their external achievements.

I support you in moving away from solely identifying with your external achievements to a deeper self-trust and self-compassion that restores your vitality and lets you accomplish all you desire without the relentless drive of anxiety, self criticism or perfectionism.

I am curious to get to know you and I hope my genuine interest and transparency support you in revealing more of you so we can get to the heart of the matter: a way that allows you to both accomplish your worthy goals and feel good in your skin and life.

I believe that psychotherapy is not about extinguishing pathology but helping you explore and tap into the human journey through your unique strengths and struggles.

Often high-achievers grapple with existential meaning and purpose when your prior levels of success and drive are no longer fulfilling .

When not explored with care and compassion, many psychiatric and physical symptoms begin to occur or worsen, leaving most high-achievers feeling frustrated because their typical methods that led to success no longer work.

I meet my clients where they are and support them in excavating root-cause health and wellbeing struggles to create sustainable vitality and deep sense of meaning.

I hope to get a snapshot of who you are and see if I can help you in your journey based on your sense of strengths, struggles, hopes for our time together, along with a medical history and practical ways I can support your symptom relief along with longer term exploration.

I am also opening an eating disorder process group, please contact me if you'd like to be on the list.