Amber Benamou, LCSW

Amber Benamou is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience practicing in Florida. She graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Social Work from Barry University. Amber brings a warm, down-to-earth style to sessions and sometimes uses light humor when it fits the moment.

Her work focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, and coping with life changes. She also supports people navigating family and parenting challenges and those affected by trauma and abuse. Amber draws on practical approaches to help people find workable solutions and build everyday skills.

In sessions she emphasizes collaboration. She looks for strengths a person already has and uses those to develop strategies that work in real life. Amber values rapport and trust and makes those central to how she connects with people.

Her method blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening and mindfulness practices. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when they match a person’s goals. The result is a pragmatic mix aimed at helping people manage emotions and change patterns that cause distress.

Amber has experience across community mental health and addiction settings. She seeks to empower people to gain insight and practical tools so they can handle challenges on their own terms.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist prioritizes understanding a person’s perspective and helps them set goals at their own pace, which is useful for issues like low self-esteem and family conflict.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into concrete steps and practicing new responses.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing techniques to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation. It can help people feel steadier during grief, anger, or when coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or blend methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process aims to make sessions useful from the start.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging can be helpful for short check-ins, homework prompts, or when someone needs more flexibility during the day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules while keeping the same focus on practical tools and progress.