Amber Rentfro (Dealy) , LPC

Amber Rentfro (Dealy) is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. She came to counseling after facing her own challenges and uses that experience to connect with people who are hurting. Amber focuses on women’s issues among a range of life and emotional struggles. She aims to offer a steady, understanding presence during hard times.

Amber brings three years of professional experience as an LPC. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, and issues around self-esteem and relationships. She also supports concerns such as parenting stress, career pressure, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.

Her approach draws from several therapies that help people learn skills and process hard memories. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and client-centered techniques to meet people where they are. Sessions aim to build practical tools and clearer self-understanding.

Amber often helps with complex or overlapping concerns like codependency, attachment issues, dissociation, and domestic violence-related effects. She also addresses less commonly discussed areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, and kink and alternative sex culture questions.

She offers sessions in English and does not work with international clients. Therapy is provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a person chooses the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a session based on therapist availability.

How Amber’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match their values. It can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing disturbing memories and reducing their emotional impact for people who have trauma.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Amber works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s history, current goals, and comfort level. She may combine techniques so sessions fit what a person needs in the moment while building skills over time.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer session work. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, short reflections, or ongoing journaling-style conversation between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.