840 Madison Avenue North Bainbridge Island, Washington98110
Takes insurance: Yes
Specialties:
Couples and Life Transitions
Completed CompassionWorks trainings:
Online Training 9/1/21
I help individuals, couples and families communicate more boldly while maintaining authentic connections.
Whether you are a teenager, a parent, or a life partner, the task of finding out how to live together – without the fear of losing love – can be challenging.
We often need support to create and sustain our commitments. When we feel unsure, we are apt to make poor choices. This may mean we push people away – or the opposite – we cling too tightly. We develop habits that don’t serve anyone.
Either way, we feel stuck. This is the time to find other ways of being ourselves while also being with each other.
I believe good relationships support great lives. My specialties include using intuitive and counter-intuitive methods, including Enneagram Personality insights, to mend relationships. I use effectiveness training for people who are ready to do things differently. This may include story sharing, role-playing, perhaps creating a timeline to support personal awareness, fulfilling relationships and lives overall.
If you or someone in your life feel stuck, you may wonder what you can do to create change. You may doubt your power to change life as it is right now. You may have absorbed cultural messages that say, “There’s nothing you can do, things will never change.” I disagree. I say, “When relationships are mended, creative lives are possible; it begins with us.”
Amber holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from Regent University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in both Texas and Oklahoma and holds Supervisor credential for Texas. Amber is an EMDRIA consultant and trainer. She has over a decade of experience in the trauma field in work with uniformed services, domestic violence, childhood trauma and abuse, and recent mass trauma events. Amber provides consultation for EMDRIA certification, for consultants-in-training, and supervision for LPC-Associates. Amber continues to research the benefits of EMDR therapy with a variety of populations. Her goal is to help build strong clinicians who are well versed in trauma interventions to better support their clients. Amber sees a limited number of clients with a focus on trauma work, she is also a Certified Career Counselor and Certified through EAGALA to provide equine-assisted therapy.
Dr. Jose Carbajal, LCSW
Dr. Jose Carbajal, a U.S. Army veteran, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work and a master’s in theological studies from Baylor University, and a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. With over 15 years of clinical experience and extensive teaching experience, Jose specializes in trauma, sexual abuse recovery, domestic violence, and substance abuse. His research focuses on trauma interventions, neuroscience, and faith. He is EMDR Certified, an Approved Consultant, and an EMDRIA Approved Trainer, with numerous publications and professional presentations to his name.
Dr. Amanda Martin, LMFT-S, LPC, BCN
Amanda Martin holds a PhD in Family Therapy and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, and EMDRIA Approved Consultant. With over 14 years of experience, she specializes in trauma therapy for individuals and families in residential and outpatient settings. Amanda also provides supervision for EMDR certification, EMDR consultants-in-training, and LMFT-Associates. Her mission is to help people find a healthy, joyful, and fulfilling path in life. Her warm, supportive, and interactive counseling style incorporates Symbolic Experiential Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, HeartMath, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Neurofeedback, and Collaborative Problem Solving.