Amber Benamou, LCSW

Amber Benamou is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida with 11 years of experience. She brings a warm, down-to-earth presence to sessions and aims to build trust and rapport quickly. Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, parenting, family issues, grief, and trauma and abuse. Before private practice Amber worked in community mental health, addiction services, and with children and families. She earned a Master of Social Work from Barry University where she graduated summa cum laude. That varied background informs a practical, skills-focused approach. Amber centers sessions on each person’s strengths. She helps people identify what already works for them and builds on those skills. Sessions include collaborative problem solving, clear strategies, and time to practice new ways of coping. Her clinical approach draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. These tools are used to address anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, and the effects of trauma. Amber keeps sessions direct but conversational and may use light humor when it fits. She prioritizes helping clients gain insight and practical tools to handle life’s problems. People who want a supportive, goal-oriented partner in therapy often find this style helpful.

How her approaches shape online work

Amber often uses client-centered therapy to make sessions feel collaborative and respectful; this approach focuses on listening, validating experience, and helping people set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and build new patterns; CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping skills. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss different methods and help decide which fits a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is made collaboratively and can adapt over time as needs change. Confirm the current online session options before booking so expectations match practice. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from a range of everyday locations. Some modes of remote work can be lighter in structure for brief check-ins, while others support longer, skill-building sessions; the therapist will help choose the best format for each client’s goals.