Therapist profile
Amber Kissner, LCSW
Texas
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Addictions and Anger
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Texas / 64916
- NPI1396556395
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- Addictions help
- Anger management
- LGBTQ issues
About Amber
Amber Kissner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with addictions, LGBTQ concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with anxiety and depression and related life stressors.
Amber works in a straightforward style. She treats people as the expert on their own story and looks for existing strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer ways to respond when anger or cravings flare. Conversations aim to turn frustration into manageable choices rather than shame.
Her approach draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques. That means using methods shown to help with trauma, addictive behaviors, and mood concerns. She uses structured conversations and coping skills to address patterns that keep problems repeating.
In sessions Amber helps people notice triggers, practice different responses, and set achievable goals. She also addresses related issues such as communication problems, control issues, codependency, and forgiveness. Work often includes ways to manage guilt, shame, and feelings of emptiness.
People come to her with a broad range of life stresses, including adoption and foster care questions, chronic illness or pain, body image concerns, and aging-related issues. She emphasizes steady progress through short, concrete steps. To get started clients use the site's matching and scheduling flow.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Amber uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address anger, addiction, and trauma. One approach she commonly draws on focuses on skills training and behavioral change - teaching concrete coping skills, breathing and grounding practices, and stepwise behavior experiments to test new ways of responding to triggers. This helps when anger or cravings lead to repeated problems.Another common strand is trauma-informed work that looks at how past hurt changes reactions today. That can include careful pacing, identifying trauma triggers, and building safety with small, manageable steps so emotional reactions reduce over time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and the therapist review what helps and adjust the plan together as sessions progress.
The original biography does not list which session formats are used, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday or to have shorter check-ins when needed. They also reduce travel time and can help maintain regular momentum between appointments.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What types of anger concerns does she address?
She supports people who snap at loved ones, carry workplace frustration, or feel growing resentment. Anger is treated alongside related concerns like trauma and self-esteem.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
She uses evidence-based techniques and practical skills work. Sessions focus on identifying triggers, practicing responses, and setting manageable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That experience includes work with addictions, trauma, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Texas and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.