Amber Hillman
Calm, practical therapy for life and trauma
About Amber
Amber Hillman helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain and life changes. She works with issues such as grief, parenting strain, addiction, ADHD, self-esteem and intimacy concerns. Amber is based in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS, which is shown as a professional credential.
Her style is calm and direct. She aims to make talking about difficult things easier. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings and on understanding how past events affect day-to-day life.
Background and approach
Amber uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centred ideas to follow what matters to the client. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and practise new responses.
For trauma-related work she offers EMDR, which targets how distressing memories are stored and can reduce their emotional impact. Mindfulness practices are also used to build better awareness of the body and feelings in everyday moments. Clients can expect clear goals and short-term strategies when useful, alongside deeper trauma-focused work when needed.
Amber supports people dealing with abandonment or attachment wounds, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication struggles, money worries and midlife questions. She accepts international clients and provides sessions in English. Practical session options include video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that suit online therapy
Client-centred work focuses on what the client brings to each session. The therapist listens carefully, follows the client's priorities and helps shape sessions around what matters most. This approach can help with stress, relationship concerns and life direction issues.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It teaches practical skills to test unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits, which can be helpful for anxiety, low mood and anger issues.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, targets how distressing memories are stored in the brain. It aims to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories so they feel less overwhelming in daily life, which can be useful for trauma and abuse related problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the client's needs. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing written reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care, even when schedules or locations change.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
