Andrea Clarke

Welcome to Amber Therapy, I’m Andrea and I have been growing Amber Therapy here in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire since 2015.

The name Amber Therapy comes from a piece of work I do with most clients around emotional regulation using an emotional traffic light system, helping clients develop awareness and manage sometimes overwhelming and difficult emotions.

This technique helps us to recognise uncomfortable feelings and we can get better at pressing the pause button when our emotions escalate from green to amber, before we find ourselves in red, maybe a situation at school or work, an argument within a relationship or, perhaps a difficult parenting moment.

About me

I specialise in anxiety, panic attacks and emotional regulation with teenagers, young people and adults.

Having my own struggles with anxiety as a teenager and on into my adult life, I wish I had found the support I needed much sooner than I did.

Anxiety can impact hugely on everyday life and can make relationships, parenting and day to day activities and commitments hard to manage. Anxiety can trigger uncomfortable feelings physically and emotionally and cause irritability, rage and agitation.

“Be the person you needed when you were younger”

A quote by Ayesha Siddiqi that shifted my perspective.

Your anxiety will be individual to you, we can work together to unpack thoughts and feelings, past experiences, present difficulties to help you understand what might be causing your anxiety and find the best approach to help you cope and manage it, to live a more relaxed life through talking therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

I like being listened to, I appreciate being heard. I would like to offer that opportunity to you.

Sometimes just having the space to talk freely can help unravel thoughts and help us gain a fresh perspective within situations.

I used to lie awake at night worrying about situations, relationships, my children, the future and feeling overwhelmed with regret and guilt over situations from the past. Going over conversations in my head, that hadn’t even happened and probably didn’t need to happen but drained my energy.

Engaging in my own personal therapy helped me work through my confusion, process my past, understand myself and my needs better by developing a better awareness of who I am and who I want to be. 

Services:

Adolescent Therapy 1-1

I have worked with teenagers for over 10 years, supporting young people in secondary schools and therapeutic residential care homes. I have worked with clients experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harming, anxiety, depression and the stress from the pressures that young people can be under academically and sociably.

Adult 1-1 Therapy

I have worked with adults who have experienced abuse, sexual, physical and emotional, and domestic violence. I have supported clients through difficult situations such as marriage and relationship breakdowns. Helping clients work through life changing situations such as a change of career and sitting beside clients at times of loss, grief and bereavement. 

I work alongside the Mental Health Service, Educational Psychologists, Psychiatrists and General Practitioners who can become involved with my clients and their families. 

My work approach is flexible, and my support is unique to every individual client’s needs. As a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists I am committed to the principles and values set out in their Ethical Framework making clients my primary concern and providing an appropriate standard of service, sustaining and advancing good practice for my clients. Boundaries and client confidentiality is of paramount importance.

Andrea Clarke MBACP

From May 1st 2023

£60 Adult individual counselling per session (50 minutes)

£60 Adolescent Counselling (45 minutes)

£45 Adolescent Counselling (30 minutes)