Emily Taylor MA, ATR-BC, LPCC
Clinical Art Therapy & Supervision
Work with Amber
Amber is currently accepting clients as a provisional art therapist and pre-licensed clinician under supervision of Emily, Kristin Kane and Pat Welch through the Art(s) Therapy Hub.
Amber is a pre-licensed clinical counselor and provisional art therapist with a nature-based and humanistic approach. She integrates narrative, person-centered, and Adlerian theory with a strengths-based and holistic therapeutic experience to foster individualized and meaningful connection.
Amber’s work emphasizes mind-body connective understanding through neurobiology and movement, explored through diverse art-making and nature-based interactions.
About
My name is Amber.
(she/they)
Sessions with Amber might include reflective
art-making within an open-studio or guided process using traditional, found, and experimental art materials while maintaining safe studio practices. Verbal processing and conversation including creative and metaphorical curiosity can also be experienced. Time spent connecting with and exploring nature through guided walks, gardening, and eco-based art-making may also be integrated into sessions.
Amber believes in the importance of awareness and engagement with holistic perspectives between the intersection of social, cultural, historical, and individual experiences. She believes that through expanded understanding of these domains and lived experiences as well as their impact, we can operate from a place of compassion and empowerment towards the self and community.
Amber considers access to mental healthcare an integral piece within holistic wellness, and commits to providing ethical and compassionate care to foster increased self-compassion, balance, and an embodied sense of empowered identity.
Education
Amber earned a Master of Arts Degree in Adlerian Counseling and Psychotherapy with an emphasis in Art Therapy and Clinical Mental Health from Adler Graduate School in Minnesota in 2024. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and Art from University of Wisconsin- La Crosse in Wisconsin in 2021. Amber continues to engage in community learning opportunities both as an educator and learner, and is currently working towards becoming a Master Naturalist through Wisconsin State Parks.
Amber is an analog photographer and sculptor with a passion for ecological and sustainable art processes. They believe that through engagement with the natural world via art and experience, one can explore the ebb and flow of connectivity and meaning-making both at an individual core and broader point of connection.
Services
Amber will walk with you along your path, exploring your core values, building self-efficacy, and expanding internal and external insight to promote a balanced nervous system and greater self-awareness and regard.
Client Focus
Amber’s client focus is adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, life transitions, gender and sexual identity exploration, self-esteem, gender dysphoria, trauma, and depression.
Financials/Cost
Cost for sessions with Amber are:
Intake $200
1:1 Sessions $150
Check your insurance reimbursement here.
Amber offers Sliding Scale Upon Request
