Therapist profile
Amber Cooper, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Trauma
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW017132
- NPI1164618146
- Experience18 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationPennsylvania
About
- CBT strategies
- DBT skills
- EMDR work
About Amber
Amber Cooper is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with 18 years providing outpatient therapy. She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and parenting concerns, and anger. Amber also works with mood disorders, bipolar, and compassion fatigue.
She uses a relaxed, straightforward style in sessions. She often joins appointments casually and mentions having her dog nearby. She makes regular use of messaging to check in and give brief feedback between meetings.
Amber blends client-centered work with practical skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses EMDR and mindfulness strategies when they fit a person's needs. Sessions focus on clear steps people can take to manage strong feelings, reduce reactivity, and improve communication.
Her background includes individual, couples, family, and group therapy across a broad age range. That range informs how she adapts pacing and tools, from short skill-building practices to deeper trauma work. She emphasizes straightforward talk and collaborative planning rather than lengthy theory explanations.
People who come to her often want help with everyday stress, handling frustration at home or work, and rebuilding confidence after difficult events. She supports practical problem solving alongside techniques for managing intense emotion and lowering day-to-day reactivity.
How sessions work
How Amber’s approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s concerns and priorities. It involves open conversation, active listening, and building practical next steps together. This approach helps when someone needs a straightforward place to talk through anger and stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is useful for reducing angry reactions by spotting patterns and practicing alternative responses. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers short, actionable tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal communication.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amber will work with the client to identify goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That means sessions can move between talking, hands-on skills practice, mindfulness exercises, or trauma-focused work as needed.
The therapist’s profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help them fit therapy into evenings or busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow brief messaging check-ins for short follow-ups. Online work can include skill practice, brief coaching between sessions, and paced trauma processing depending on what the client and therapist agree is appropriate.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and parenting concerns, anger, bipolar, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a relaxed, direct approach that mixes client-centered talking with practical skills from CBT and DBT.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience providing outpatient mental health therapy within a 25-year mental health career.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania and practices under that credential.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.