About me
Hello, my name is Amber Bathon. I am a licensed professional counselor (state of OR), and maintain a certification as a master addictions counselor (MAC). I received a double Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Socio-Anthropology from Transylvania University and a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology from Lewis & Clark College. My Master's program provided me with additional training and education in the areas of marriage, couples, and family therapy and substance use counseling.
During my internship hours, I was able to work and gain experience in a residential substance use treatment program providing individual, family, and group therapies while focusing on co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. As I entered my professional career, I began providing services in outpatient treatment and private practice settings; during this time, I have worked with individuals across the lifespan. I have provided intensive in-home and community-based therapy for adults with significant and persistent mental illness with co-occurring substance use issues, as well as general outpatient mental health and substance use treatment. My primary areas of interest and focus have been related to trauma, depression, anxiety, substance use, and stress management. However, my experiences have been extremely broad and I have 8 years of experiences working in a cross-cultural agency within the Native American community.
Counseling is a deeply personal encounter that allows for change, growth and development; it is an opportunity for those who receive it to recognize their strengths and find solutions to their challenges in a safe and collaborative environment. Counseling provides ways to express feelings, understand patterns of thinking and behaving, gain perspective on past events and current relationships, and set and clarify goals for the future. It can both alleviate pain and suffering, and add meaning and richness to life.
Counseling provides the opportunity to map strengths, resources, and resiliency which allow us to develop a plan that will move you towards achieving your goals. My belief is that most change occurs through forming and experiencing a trusting, emotionally safe relationship, and in the context of that relationship increasing one’s awareness of self, challenging one’s old beliefs, learning new skills, establishing appropriate boundaries in relationships with others, and experiencing and letting go of old pain. My task will be to assist or attempt to assist you in this process.
Within our relationship, I will work to empower you to develop awareness of yourself, your way of relating, and your unique coping skills in the face of stress and change. As your awareness increases, I will support you in developing healthy ways of expressing and fulfilling your needs and desires. I believe strongly that you are the expert in your life, and that with support, encouragement, and the appropriate tools – you will notice where exceptions exist in your story and you can develop the solution.
I am looking forward to helping you on your journey!
Specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBTQ+
- Trauma, Abuse
- Depression
Relationship issues , Family conflicts , Intimacy-related issues , Parenting issues , Self esteem , Career difficulties , Coping with life changes , Coaching , ADHD , Abandonment , Adoption and foster care , Attachment issues , Read more...
Clinical approaches:
Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
Years of Experience: 15
Services offered
Messaging
Live Chat
Phone
Video
Licensing
OR LPC C2995
Reviews
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Amber is great. And I’m very proud and grateful for the work her and I have accomplished together over the last 2 year’s
Amber is the best. She knows exactly how to treat trauma survivors. Can't recommend highly enough!
Amber is always wonderful and so easy to talk to!
Amber is amazing!
Amber is fantastic!
Amber is absolutely fantastic! I feel very supported and understood by her. She’s helped a great deal with my relationship and has helped my partner and I be better people both within our relationship and out in the world. Genuinely could not be more pleased with the incredible help she’s provided
My daughter has seen a few counselors over the years, and has never been able to connect, and open up. Amber has been great at communicating with my daughter as well as myself. I appreciate her willingness to explore different aspects of what is going on, and helping get to the root of the problem.
Amber is a great person and counselor. Her inviting and reassuring nature make it so easy to open up to her and express my true feelings without guilt. I have loved my time with her and am excited to continue my journey with her.
I love her!!!
Amber is an amazing counselor. Whenever i get out of a session with her, I feel empowered to make change in my life. She helps me realize who I want to be and helps me towards becoming that person. Thank you Amber! <3
Amber is great at listening and asking insightful questions to learn more about me
My wife and I really appreciate Amber’s non-judge mental approach to hear each person’s personal problems. Able to be a respectful 3rd party, non-biased mediator to assist in each persons issues, concerns, and flaws. Thanks Amber !
She is very helpful so far! I look forward to continuing our sessions.
Even though my partner and I don't agree on much, Amber really seems to understand us both and meet us where we are at individually and together. It's pretty awesome. We feel grateful for her.
From the very first session, Amber gave me things to think about that I had not considered before. She listened very well. She was personable. I liked her right away and aim to continue my goals with her.
i have really enjoyed working with amber! she is very genuine and supportive and understanding which are all the things i would hope for in a counselor. is good at meeting you where you’re at and making you feel prioritized.
She has been outstanding so far. Responds quickly and gives me plenty of things to think about.
Amber is friendly and she listens well. She’s flexible and works with my abilities.
Amber is very great at her job. She handles queer issues very well.
Working with Amber has helped me so much. She is supportive, compassionate, and comfortable for me to speak with. In the few months that we've worked together, my mental health and self esteem have improved greatly thanks to her guidance. She's helped me to learn a lot of coping mechanisms for future struggles that I may face.
Amber is very informative, kind, addresses all the problems I express and is very calm. She’s offered very positive soluntions to some of my problems!
Amber has helped me detox a lot, I am able to see things in a new light.
She is so kind and a accepting. She listens and gives good advice.
I have been working with Amber for a month now and have already had significant breakthroughs as a result of her guided work. I greatly appreciate her ability to hear me, understand my intentions, and provide steps to address my concerns. I look forward to our appointments and continued conversation.
Very supportive, offering helpful resources and useful tools for positive results and direction
Amber is very responsive and she addresses the things I need to work on with links and worksheets. She has been very helpful in helping focus on my goals.