Amber Benamou

Amber Benamou is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience practicing in Florida. She earned a Master of Social Work, graduating summa cum laude from Barry University, and has worked across community mental health, addiction services, and child and family settings. Amber brings an open, direct style to sessions and often uses warmth and a little humor when it feels right.

She focuses on practical problem solving and building on each person's existing strengths. Amber helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, trauma and anger. She also supports parents navigating family and parenting strains and people coping with major life changes or career stress.

Her approach centers on partnership. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to understand a person’s priorities and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Mindfulness techniques and Solution-Focused strategies are used to introduce skills people can practice between sessions.

Amber has experience assisting teens and adults and has spent time supporting parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She has worked with people affected by addiction and domestic violence and with those processing abandonment, body image concerns, and complicated grief.

Sessions aim to build insight and useful skills for everyday life. Amber emphasizes rapport and trust and works together with clients to set realistic goals and steps they can try between meetings.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy places the person's goals and perspective at the center of work. The therapist listens, reflects what matters to you, and helps shape goals based on your priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions; it offers concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns that contribute to anxiety, anger, and depression.

Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together as progress happens.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into work and family schedules, and they can make short check-ins or skill-practice sessions simpler to arrange. Online work can also reduce travel time and make consistent weekly meetings more practical. Licensed professionals can adapt Client-Centered and CBT methods to remote sessions by using guided exercises, goal tracking, and at-home practice between meetings. Confirm session options and scheduling details when you sign up.