Amber Fender
Therapist and Social Work Supervisor - LISW-CP/S
My ultimate passion is teaching people how to become more self-aware and grow into who they want to be. I believe that people can create incredible possibilities by embracing life change rather than resisting its discomfort. As a cancer survivor, I was inspired to help others navigate through difficult life transitions. I use a non-judgmental, affirming approach, meeting you where you are so that we can find your best path together.
After graduating from University of Southern California with a Master’s in Social Work, she spent over seven years in public service with hospice patients and their families as well as survivors of crime.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adjustment to College
Adult
Aging and Geriatric Issues
Alzheimer's
Anxiety
Art
Asperger's Syndrome
Attachment Issues
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum
Autism
Body Image
Borderline Personality
Breakups
Cancer
Career Counseling
Caregiver Issues or Stress
Chronic Illness or Disability
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain or Illness
Codependency
codependency-2
college age
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Compulsive Spending and Shopping
Control Issues
Coping Mechanisms
Couple Counseling
Couples therapy
Creative Blocks
Depression
Dissociation
Dissociative Disorders
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Dual Diagnosis
Eating Disorders
Elderly Persons Disorders
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Disturbance
Emotional Intelligence
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Forgiveness
Fertility Issues
Fear
grief
Guilt
Health Illness and Medical Issues
Helplessness and Victimhood
Highly Sensitive Persons
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Identity Issues
Impulse Control Disorders
Inadequacy
Individuation
Infertility
Infidelity and Affair Recovery
Irritability
Isolation
Jealousy
Life Coaching
Loss
Loss or Grief
Life Purpose
Marital Therapy
Marriage Couseling
Men
Mens Issues and Problems
Midlife Crisis
Military Issues
Mindful Eating
Mindfulness based therapy
Mood Disorders
Multicultural Concerns
Navigating Identity in Relationships
Obesity
Obsessions and Compulsions
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
pain
Panic
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Personality Disorders
Phobias
Physical Abuse
Postpartum Depression
pregnancy
Premarital Counseling
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Self-Harming
Single Parenting Issues
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Veteran Issues
weight-loss
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Art Therapy
Child Parent Psychotherapy
Coaching
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Contemplative
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
DBT Informed Therapy
Developmental
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Eclectic
EMDR
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
Experiential
Experiential Therapy
Expressive Arts Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Family/Marital Therapy
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Gottman Method
Harm Reduction
holistic health
Health/Wellness-based
Humanistic
Interpersonal
Intervention
Lifespan Integration
Marital Couple/ Family Communication Therapy
Meditation
Mindfulness
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Music Therapy
Narrative
Psychodynamic
Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy
Reality therapy
Relational Therapy
Self-Compassion
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Expressive Arts Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Solution Focused Therapy
Telehealth-based
Therapeutic/Mindful Movement
Trauma Focused Therapy
Writing
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Modality