Amber Hansen
Graduate Student Intern
You may have gotten really good at surviving. On the outside, you’re functioning and doing everything you’re supposed to do, but inside you feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, “too much,” “not enough,” or unsure of who you are anymore. You may be incredibly hard on yourself and have trouble seeing the resilience, creativity, and capacity for growth that Amber can see in you.
Amber is especially passionate about helping you work through grief and trauma in ways that feel safe and manageable. She is trained in Brainspotting and in Brain Synchronization Therapy (BST). BST has similarities to EMDR and we find it can offer a gentler way to process painful or traumatic experiences.
Amber also offers mindfulness, breath, movement, and body-based practices in therapy and offers Nature-Based Walk & Talk Therapy if you feel more comfortable processing while moving outdoors.
With Amber, you’ll have a compassionate space to process what you’ve been through, reconnect with yourself, and begin moving beyond survival. Amber especially enjoys working with adults experiencing grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, identity concerns, and major life changes. She welcomes clients of all backgrounds and identities and particularly enjoys working with members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Insurances I Accept:
CHP+, Cigna, Medicaid, and Private Pay
How I Work:
I view therapy as a holistic and collaborative process that values self-awareness, embodied experience, and personal meaning. Grounded in a humanistic and transpersonal perspective, I aim to support clients in exploring their inner world with curiosity, compassion, and agency.
My counselling orientation is grounded in transpersonal and humanistic approaches. My work emphasizes the therapeutic relationship, meditation practice, and Gestalt principles, and I integrate mindfulness practices and yoga-based interventions into my counselling work. Outside of my academic and clinical training, I enjoy training for races, reading, and creative, hands-on activities such as puzzles, cross-stitch, and crochet. I am a devoted dog lover and currently share my life with three pugs.
Issues I Treat:
- Adjustment/Change, Anxiety, Depression, Life Stressors, Relationship Stressors, Self-Esteem, Trauma, Grief and Loss, Attachment Struggles
Populations I Serve:
- All Ages, All Genders
Professional Background:
Education
- AAS Human Resource Management from the Community College of the Air Force
BA Contemplative Psychology Concentration in Psychology of Health and Healing from Naropa University
Training
- 230-hour Yoga Teacher Training
200 Hour Mindful Resilience Yoga Teacher Training
Brainspotting Practitioner
Brain Synchronization Therapy (BST)
Previous Employment
- Non-Licensed Counselor at Mentally Strong
Case Manager at Mt. Carmel