Hello, and welcome! My name is Amber Stewart, and I’m a licensed professional counselor (LPC) out of Western Pennsylvania. I specialize in anxiety, self-esteem, depression, and trauma. I want to help you go from just tolerating the symptoms of your anxiety, depression, or trauma to living fully in the present. You deserve to live the life you envision for yourself, and I want to help you do that by exploring the areas you’re struggling with, teaching you ways to cope, and reducing the impact that these symptoms have on your life by addressing them at their core. I believe that underlying most (if not all) mental health concerns is some kind of trauma – and, there’s many studies that support my belief that trauma is connected to depression, anxiety, and other mental health concerns. I invite you to learn more about my approaches to therapy, trauma, and trauma therapy by visiting my website: www.everystepforward.com I'm strong on empathy, open-mindedness, and curiosity, and I help those I work with use those same skills when looking at how their past shows up in the present. I use a mindfulness-based approach along with techniques backed by decades of research to help people manage anxiety and depression and improve low self-esteem and self-care.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During the first session, I'll take time to get to know more about you and your history. I'll also tell you about my practice, and we'll explore what direction may be helpful to go in. As a counselor, I will meet you where you are at and help you to plot a path of steps forward. We don’t go anywhere that you’re not ready to go, and I’ll be with you as long as your journey takes.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
As a trauma-informed counselor, I understand how the impact of trauma is different. Setting boundaries, practicing relaxation and self-care, managing emotions and reactions, and identifying blind spots are parts of counseling that I consider to be amongst my greatest strengths as a counselor. With depression, anxiety, and trauma, life can feel more like surviving than living. But, you don’t have to endure your symptoms without hope. Things can change. Even by looking for a counselor, you’re already taking steps forward to heal. That is progress! When you’re ready to take that next step, I would love to help you continue on your journey of learning, experiencing, and healing, using my training, experiences, and education to help you along.