Every step forward

Is a step forward.

Hello, and welcome! I’m glad your journey has led you to my website.

I’m Amber Stewart, a Licensed Professional Counselor out of Western PA. I specialize in anxiety, depression, and trauma. I want to help you go from just tolerating the symptoms of your anxiety, depression, or trauma to living fully in the present. You deserve to live the life you envision for yourself, and I want to help you do that by exploring the areas you’re struggling with, teaching you ways to cope, and reducing the impact that these symptoms have on your life by addressing them at their core.

With depression, anxiety, and trauma, life can feel more like surviving than living. But, you don’t have to endure your symptoms without hope. Things can change. Even by looking at my website, you’re already taking steps forward to heal. That is progress! Feel free to take a look around. There’s a lot of information here about myself, my approaches to therapy, some of my professional philosophies, and more. There is also more information about trauma, ways trauma shows up in the present, and types of trauma therapy.

But nothing can replace 1-1 counseling, and when you’re ready to take that next step, I would love to help you continue on your journey of learning, experiencing, and healing, using my training, experiences, and education to help you along.

You can start here to see if you are a good fit for my practice.

  • Living with Anxiety

    Constant worry and feeling like your brain won’t stop;

    Never saying no;

    Feeling guilty when you take a break or take time for you;

    Shutting down during conflicts;

    Feeling the need to be in control of situations;

    Turning down invitations to social events;

    Not doing something or going somewhere because you feel uncomfortable - even if you want to;

    Feeling like you have a short fuse;

  • Living with Depression

    Not feeling good about yourself, no matter what you accomplish;

    Beating yourself up over mistakes;

    Burying anger or other emotions, or the opposite - lashing out;

    Feeling like you don’t have enough energy to get through the day;

    Struggling to feel joy in things;

    Never feeling good enough;

    Feeling like you are a burden to others;

    Shutting down during conflicts;

    Struggling to keep up with personal hygiene;

Empathy.

Curiosity.

Open-mindedness.

Patience.

Honesty.

Understanding.

Every Step Forward Counseling LLC provides trauma-informed psychotherapy to survivors of all kinds of trauma and offers relief to people who struggle with anxiety, depression, and other invasive mental health concerns.

My vision for Every Step Forward Counseling is to help every person who is ready leave their past in the past and continue on their journey with confidence.

  • What exactly is therapy?

    If you’ve never been in therapy before, you’re not alone. Click “learn more” below to read Mental Health America’s outline of what you can expect from therapy.

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  • How can I afford therapy?

    Insurance? Out of pocket? Sliding scales? All of these payment options can be confusing. Click “learn more” to check out Healthline’s handy article about how to confirm your insurance coverage or find other ways to pay for therapy. You can also check out my guide to verify insurance coverage for my practice.

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