Amber Rentfro (Dealy)

Amber Rentfro (Dealy) is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri who chose this work after navigating her own struggles with loss and trauma. She draws on personal experience to connect with people facing strong emotions. Her approach centers on being seen and understood while moving toward healing and clearer daily functioning.

She describes using tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing alongside client-centered care. Sessions focus on learning practical skills for managing anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and co-occurring challenges. Conversations aim to be straightforward and grounded so people can apply what they learn between meetings.

Amber has worked with people dealing with complex and persistent mental health issues, including co-occurring disorders. She also supports those wrestling with relationship strain, parenting stress, identity concerns, addiction, and the impact of trauma and abuse. Her experience includes helping people who face attachment and abandonment wounds, codependency, and communication or control issues.

Her style blends active skill-teaching with open listening. She uses evidence-informed techniques to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different behaviors. Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Practical matters such as scheduling and response times are handled directly through the therapy platform. To begin, visitors follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions based on therapist availability.

How Amber uses different therapeutic tools online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing different behaviors to change mood and reactions, which can help with depression, anxiety, and anger. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a method used to address disturbing memories and trauma-related symptoms by working through them in a structured way.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and adjust methods to fit a person’s needs and goals. This is a collaborative process that balances practical skill-building with listening to what matters to the client.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce commute time, and allow for quicker check-ins when needed. Some formats also require less bandwidth or let a person skip being on camera, which can be helpful on hectic days. Licensed professionals can use these approaches in remote sessions to teach skills, process memories, and plan changes that fit everyday life.