Amber BenamouLCSW

Amber Benamou is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with 11 years of experience. She earned a Master of Social Work from Barry University, graduating summa cum laude. Amber brings a warm, straightforward approach and sometimes uses light humor when it helps a conversation flow.

She has worked across community mental health, addiction services, and with children and families. Amber often helps people facing anxiety, depression, stress, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges. She also has experience supporting parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and people coping with the effects of domestic violence and substance concerns.

Amber draws on client-centered work to focus sessions on each person’s needs and strengths. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to build practical skills and coping tools. The emphasis is on finding small, usable steps that fit daily life.

Clients can expect a collaborative stance in sessions. Amber aims to build trust and help people gain insight while practicing new ways to handle difficult moments. She values clear goals and works with each person to design strategies that feel realistic and achievable.

Her background includes work with teens and adults who face family conflict, parenting stress, trauma and mood concerns. Amber helps people navigate life changes and regain a sense of control and direction.

How Amber brings therapy online with practical approaches

Amber often uses client-centered work online, which means sessions begin by listening closely to what matters most to the person. This approach helps set goals and steer conversations toward real-life concerns like parenting stress, grief, or mood changes.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and coping during life transitions by teaching clear strategies people can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Amber works together with each person to decide whether client-centered conversations, CBT techniques, mindfulness practices, or brief solution-focused steps will help most. That collaborative planning shapes the goals and pace of work.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule, reducing travel time, and making it easier to keep regular appointments during life changes such as pregnancy or new parenthood. Because session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm the current online session options before booking so you know what will work best for your routine.