Amber Clay , LPC

Amber Clay is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in West Virginia with six years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, low self-esteem, grief, and intimacy-related issues.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Amber encourages small changes that add up over time and supports clients through setbacks.

Her approach draws on tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and build emotion regulation skills. She also uses mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing to increase focus and strengthen commitment to goals.

Amber has worked with a range of concerns beyond core mood and anxiety issues, including ADHD, caregiver stress, communication problems, infidelity, and issues tied to abandonment or isolation. She adapts strategies to fit each person’s life and priorities rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan.

The first meetings often center on identifying immediate concerns and realistic next steps. Over time sessions shift toward skills practice, problem solving, and tracking progress. Amber aims to help people leave therapy feeling more able to manage daily challenges and make clearer choices.

If you want to explore whether she is the right fit, use the provider’s matching process to complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.

Approaches that guide online work

Many clients benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying new behavioral experiments to change how they feel. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Dialectical behavior therapy offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. DBT-style skills include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication strategies.

Mindfulness techniques are also woven into sessions to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away. These practices can support coping with trauma, rumination, and impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to each person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Together they’ll try different strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it. Talk with the therapist during the matching step to learn which approaches and practical arrangements will work best for your situation.