- CBT
- DBT
- Motivational Interviewing
About Amber
Amber Lynn Dicker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with nine years of experience. She works with people facing anger, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and stress. She also helps with self-esteem, relationship and family issues, career concerns, and neurodiverse presentations such as ADHD and bipolar mood difficulties.
Amber uses clear, goal-focused methods in sessions. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing to help people notice unhelpful thinking, change patterns of behavior, and build practical coping skills. Conversations are directed toward concrete steps clients can try between sessions.
Her style is strengths-based and practical. She talks through how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and helps clients break those cycles. Work often includes skill practice for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsivity, and improving communication.
Clients with complicated trauma histories are supported using trauma-focused approaches alongside skills training. Amber addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, guilt and shame, and caregiver stress with the same problem-solving focus.
Sessions emphasize measurable progress and realistic goals. People who want to reduce outbursts, lower chronic irritation, or cope with someone else’s anger will find straightforward strategies and step-by-step skill building. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
Approaches used online and how they help
Amber commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in session. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce angry reactions and improve daily functioning. DBT teaches concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills useful for managing strong impulses and reducing explosive responses.Figuring out which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences, then suggest techniques to try. You and the therapist can adjust methods over time based on what helps most.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can fit a lunch break, and phone-only conversations can work when less bandwidth or no camera is preferred. Licensed professionals can still guide skill practice, assign in-between-session exercises, and review progress while working remotely.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with losing temper, built-up resentment, frustration at work, and coping with someone else’s anger alongside related concerns like anxiety and trauma.
How would she approach my temper in sessions?
She uses goal-focused techniques from CBT and DBT to identify triggers, practice emotion regulation skills, and change unhelpful reactions.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of clinical experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked with a broad range of mood, trauma, and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds the LPC credential in South Carolina and offers services based on that credential.
Can I have sessions in another language or from another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.