Amber received her Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2009 from San Jose State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Colorado Mesa University in 2006. Amber has been licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) through the Board of Behavioral Sciences for the past 14 years. Amber has over 13 years of experience as a Child Custody Recommending Counselor (CCRC) with the San Bernardino County Superior Court. Amber currently serves as the Field Instructor for the MSW student interns at the Court, partnering with CSUSB and Azusa Pacific University. Amber has been a trainer/facilitator for the Academy since 2019; Teaching and training has become a passion of Amber’s. Amber’s areas of expertise include stress management, anxiety, relationship issues/family conflicts, self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, child development, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, domestic violence, life purpose. Her past experience is predominantly in the mental health field including work in an in-patient psychiatric facility, as a clinical therapist in a residential facility for seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) adolescents, and as a clinical therapist for children, adolescents, and families in a home/community-based setting. Amber has also maintained a private practice for the past 13 years. Amber enjoys spending time with family, traveling, trying new foods, and experiencing new things.
Here are couple of Amber’s favorite quotes:
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” -Ghandi
“Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives won’t have a title until much later.” –Bob Goff
