Amber Stewart

Name: Amber Stewart (she/her) Title: Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) Website: https://www.everystepforward.com Story: Well, you can’t just tell a story in one line. My interest in becoming a counselor sparked when I was a teenager. Many of my friends struggled with mental illness and difficult home lives; I wanted to become the professional that could have helped them. I chose to enroll at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) for Psychology to get my Bachelor’s degree and continued with my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from IUP promptly after. Before getting my license, I worked a lot with families and youth with difficult home lives (kind of like my friends had!). I eventually began work in community mental health, and I noticed a pattern – most of the people I spoke with or work with had been touched by trauma. Noticing how many people had been touched by trauma based on experiences with friends, professional experiences, and personal experiences, I could not help but see the great need there is for trauma-informed care. And, so, I decided to become a trauma-informed counselor! I am currently trained in Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy (EMDR). 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. In addition to the above-named approaches to treating mental health concerns caused by trauma, as a counselor, I practice empathy, open-mindedness, and curiosity when working with people to help them along their way. I have a strong interest in helping people grow and move along their journeys. When I’m not in the office, you can usually find me at home, at my desk, playing video games, writing, or chatting with friends on Discord. I’m usually playing a metroidvania, Souls-like, or a farming-sim type of game. You might find me at a lake or a river with my tackle box, waiting for my bobber to move or losing a lure or two in the rocks. Thanks for reading. Feel free to visit my website to learn more about my practice or schedule an appointment. You can also reach out to my personal reception team at through Grow Therapy to schedule over the phone or through email - Phone: +1 (786) 755-1863 Email: reception+Amber5501@growtherapy.com