Amber Sorsek , LCSW

Amber Sorsek is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Mexico who focuses on women's issues alongside stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and depression. She uses straightforward, collaborative care to help people facing strong emotions, relationship strain, and the effects of past trauma. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, aimed at helping people identify strengths and make workable changes.

Amber earned her master's degree from the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and has been practicing since 2018. Early work included hospital-based social work and private practice counseling delivered by telehealth during the pandemic. She has experience in addiction treatment settings and in military family services, where she worked with caregiving and relationship challenges.

Her practice is trauma-informed and shaped by ecological systems thinking, which looks at how social, cultural, and environmental factors affect a person. She emphasizes a person-centered approach and builds treatment plans with clients rather than imposing a single path. Sessions focus on practical skills, emotion processing, and improving day-to-day functioning.

Amber uses several evidence-based techniques in her work, including cognitive behavioral methods, motivational interviewing, problem-solving, solution-focused work, and narrative approaches. She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help manage strong emotions and build healthier responses.

When trauma is a central issue, Amber discusses trauma-focused options with clients and works to reduce trauma symptoms while keeping safety and pacing in mind. She aims to partner with each person to set clear goals and track progress over time.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Amber incorporates several evidence-based techniques in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral approaches help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different actions to reduce anxiety and low mood. Dialectical behavior skills focus on tolerating intense emotions, improving emotional regulation, and building better relationship responses to stress and conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Amber works with each person to review symptoms, goals, and preferences, then recommends methods to try and adjusts them as needed. That collaboration helps tailor pace, skills work, and any trauma-focused steps to fit what the person needs.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into busy days and to track thoughts between sessions. These options help people access consistent care without travel and let therapists and clients shape a routine that works for daily life.