About Amber
Amber Sorsek is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She writes plainly and works collaboratively, guiding clients toward clearer next steps and stronger coping skills. Amber is based in New Mexico and communicates in English.
She brings about five years of clinical practice and combines trauma-informed care with an ecological lens. That means she looks at how family, work, culture, and community shape a person's problems.
Background and approach
Therapy sessions focus on practical skills, emotion processing, and small changes that add up over time. Amber uses several well-known techniques in her work, including cognitive strategies for managing thoughts and problem-solving methods for daily challenges. She also uses approaches aimed at addiction recovery and motivation to help people weigh choices and stick with positive changes.
For trauma, she has provided EMDR as one available treatment and discusses its risks and benefits with clients before proceeding. In individual sessions she follows a DBT-informed approach to help people manage intense emotions, accept themselves, and build healthier habits.
For relationship concerns she has used the Gottman Method framework to address communication patterns and strengthen connection, working with couples to set shared goals. Her style is nonjudgmental and person-centered. She emphasizes collaboration so the person in therapy helps shape what comes next.
New clients typically start by identifying the most pressing problem and then creating short-term goals to track progress.
Evidence-based approaches adapted for online care
Amber draws from several evidence-based approaches and explains them in plain terms so people know what to expect. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and daily stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which guides much of her individual work, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and skills for healthier relationships. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is offered as a trauma option; Amber reviews the risks and benefits with people and uses it when it fits their goals.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amber works with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and pace. She adjusts methods over time and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits.
Online therapy brings practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while staying focused on progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English