Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
I am a graduate of USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work master’s program and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
I graduated in 2017 and began practicing social work as an LMSW in 2018. I served families and individuals as a social work case manager in a hospital and worked in private practice as a therapist. I trained and began practicing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in 2019. I continued to serve as a therapist in private practice via telehealth through the COVID-19 pandemic until filling a new position as a telehealth counselor for New Mexico Treatment Services (addiction treatment/methadone clinic). I moved to Japan and obtained her LCSW in 2020. As an LCSW, I served families, couples, and children in the military community as the Family Advocacy Treatment Manager.
My approach as a therapist is trauma-informed and guided by the ecological systems theory, which assesses how physical, social, political, and cultural systems affect an individual. I value a person-centered and non-judgmental while viewing the experiences of others from their point of view. I emphasize a collaborative healing process with clients and believes this is key for the therapeutic relationship.
Some of the general interventions I practices are: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Problem-Solving Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy.
• Individual counseling: In addition to the general interventions I practice, I an also certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). The DBT model guides my overall approach for individual counseling. I work collaboratively with clients to identify and build their strengths, identify and process emotions, build acceptance, and make nondestructive choices.
• Trauma-Informed counseling: I practice EMDR to treat trauma. I will conduct assessments and discuss the risks and benefits of EMDR with clients to make informed decisions about the right approach to trauma treatment for each individual. I will work with clients to decrease trauma symptoms while maintaining safety.
• Couples counseling: I practice the Gottman Method as an approach to couples’ therapy. The overall goals are to reduce verbal conflict, increase intimacy, respect, and affection. This happens in therapy by building empathy and understanding within the relationship. While these are the general goals of couples’ therapy, I will work collaboratively with the couple to identify problems and set goals.
I am certified in DBT through Evergreen Certifications. DBT is designed to help clients accept circumstances and make changes, manage and express strong emotions, analyze behaviors, learn healthier patterns of responding, improve relationships with others in their lives, learn new skills, and receive support.
I was trained in EMDR through the River’s Edge Institute and I am certified. EMDR is a structured therapy that uses bilateral stimulation while the client is encouraged to focus briefly on the traumatic memory.
The Gottman Method is an approach to couples therapy that begins with thorough assessments completed by the couple to help the therapist understand the relationship within the context of the Sound Relationship House Theory. “The goals of Gottman Method Couples Therapy are to disarm conflicting verbal communication; increase intimacy, respect, and affection; remove barriers that create a feeling of stagnancy; and create a heightened sense of empathy and understanding within the context of the relationship.”
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Amber Sorsek is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NM LCSW C-11763) and a graduate of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work master’s program. She completed her degree in 2017 and began practicing as an LMSW in 2018, serving families and individuals as a hospital social work case manager and working in private practice as a therapist.
She trained and began practicing Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in 2019 and continued providing therapy via telehealth through the COVID-19 pandemic until accepting a role as a telehealth counselor for New Mexico Treatment Services, an addiction treatment and methadone clinic. She moved to Japan and obtained her LCSW in 2020. As an LCSW she served families, couples, and children in the military community as the Family Advocacy Treatment Manager. Amber has five years of clinical experience.
Her approach to therapy is trauma-informed and informed by ecological systems theory, which explores how physical, social, political, and cultural systems shape an individual’s experience. She maintains a person-centered, non-judgmental stance and strives to see each person’s experiences from their point of view. Amber emphasizes collaboration in the healing process and views partnership with clients as central to therapeutic work.
Amber practices a range of therapies including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Problem-Solving Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. She is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) through Evergreen Certifications, and the DBT model guides her overall approach to individual counseling by helping clients identify and build strengths, process emotions, develop acceptance, and choose nondestructive behaviors.
She received EMDR training through the River’s Edge Institute and is certified in that approach; she conducts assessments and reviews the risks and benefits of EMDR with clients to determine the best trauma treatment strategy and works to reduce trauma symptoms while maintaining safety. For couples work she uses the Gottman Method, aiming to reduce verbal conflict and increase intimacy, respect, and affection by building empathy and understanding, and she collaborates with couples to identify concerns and set shared goals.
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