- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Anger management
About Amber
Amber Trinkle is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, and relationship concerns. She works with people coping with trauma, addiction, ADHD, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and life changes. Amber brings a calm, practical style and focuses on what someone needs right now.
She keeps sessions focused on real-life choices and next steps. Amber uses client-centered listening to understand each person’s concerns.
Background and approach
She blends cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness tools are offered to reduce tension and improve focus. With ten years of experience, Amber has worked in a variety of settings across New York.
Her background includes helping people facing attachment and communication difficulties, adoption and foster care questions, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people dealing with impulsivity and mood concerns. Sessions are aimed at clear goals and practical skills.
Amber often uses motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and stress tolerance when needed. People who prefer a steady, collaborative approach tend to find her style helpful.
Amber explains techniques plainly and practices them together with clients. Her aim is to leave people with tools they can use between sessions. She offers care in English and provides services from New York as a New York licensed mental health counselor, LMHC.
Her approach is adaptable to each person’s needs and life situation.
What Amber works with
Everything Amber lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amber helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amber lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice how they relate to others and build more supported ways of connecting. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and understanding without judgment, so people set the pace and goals for their own work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and tries small experiments to change behavior and mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amber will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. She collaborates to choose methods that fit those needs and adjusts as progress is made.
Online formats make regular care easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be simpler during a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging work for brief check-ins, homework support, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles.
Questions people ask about Amber
What concerns does Amber commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, addictions, grief, sleeping problems, parenting strain, self-esteem, and life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with clear, practical steps and an emphasis on listening before suggesting changes.
What is her professional background?
Amber has ten years of experience in clinical settings and has supported people with mood disorders, attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, and post-traumatic stress.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a New York licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and practices in New York.
Do sessions happen in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Amber is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for work with Amber?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a match with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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