About Amber
Amber Hardy is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She uses a collaborative, solution-focused style to help people face anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, and relationship challenges. Sessions focus on building self-awareness, clearer communication, and practical steps to move forward.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions to reduce distress. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and identify what works now.
How Amber works
These approaches aim to produce small, manageable changes that add up over time. Amber has worked with people coping with depression, motivation struggles, and issues around sexuality. She helps individuals set boundaries and address communication problems and commitment concerns.
Her additional focus areas include attachment issues, blended family issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and family of origin concerns. She also provides support for people facing grief, hospice and end-of-life counseling, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and recovery after natural or human-caused disasters. Her style is straightforward and practical, with attention to skills clients can use between sessions.
Therapy with Amber begins by identifying concrete goals and testing small changes. She encourages curiosity and gradual progress rather than sudden fixes. People interested in starting can expect clear guidance, action-oriented planning, and a calm, nonjudgmental space to work through problems.
What Amber works with
The areas below are the ones Amber selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based techniques translate to online therapy
Amber uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood. CBT involves checking thoughts, testing beliefs with small experiments, and practicing new behaviors to reduce distress and increase confidence.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which emphasizes clear, short-term goals and identifying what already works. This approach helps people build on strengths and try practical steps between meetings to create visible progress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, preferences, and daily routines, and then tailor methods that fit your needs. This collaborative process makes it easier to choose strategies that feel realistic and useful.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm session formats before booking so you know what is offered. Many people find online work helps fit sessions into busy schedules, makes shorter check-ins possible, and reduces travel time. Discussing logistics early allows sessions to be arranged in ways that match your routine and technical comfort level.
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