About Me: Amber Eckert
I am a mental health therapist (LSWAIC) in Washington State providing individual and group therapy (under qualified supervision per Washington Administrative Code).
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My background in wilderness, recreation, and play therapy have been formative in how I practice - with ALL ages and stages. I offer meaningful and engaging activities paired with evidence-informed practices. I strongly believe in integrative mental health care, exploring how we can support your mental health with sleep, nutrition, community, and environment.
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I work hard to live with curiosity, intention, playfulness, and an open mind. These values help me to provide high quality care, while remaining genuine and true. I am a mom, a mountain biker, a goof, a sub-par skier, a backpacker, a Lord of the Rings enthusiast, and a lifelong learner.
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Experience
- Over 10 years of experience in the mental health field
- Over 15 years of experience in child and adolsecent development
- Experience in collaborative care settings alongside physicians, psychiatrists, and occupational/speech therapists. This has helped me understand how to support mental health from a much larger perspective.
- Experience in Wilderness Therapy, Recreation Therapy, and Play Therapy
- Experience in high acuity and high crisis settings, including residential placements
Treatment Approaches
The modalities used will vary greatly on individual needs. My strongest asset as a therapist is finding thoughtful and creative supports that work for you, pulling from a variety of interventions. Those interventions may include:
Acceptance and Committment Therapy
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Polyvagal Theory
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Mindfulness Based Interventions
Behavioral Activation
Parent Coaching
Recreation Based Interventions
Promoting First Relationships
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