Amber Leafstedt, LPC

Biography

Hi, I’m Amber Leafstedt, a licensed therapist who works with teens and adults navigating struggles with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, as well as life’s challenges. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stuck in unhelpful patterns, or weighed down by stress, you’re not alone. I offer a safe, supportive space where we can make sense of what you’re going through and find practical ways forward. My approach is warm, genuine, and collaborative—I believe therapy should feel like a place where you’re truly heard and understood. Together, we’ll focus on building skills, deepening self-understanding, and moving toward a life that feels more balanced, hopeful, and grounded.

Brightside offerings

Therapy Suicide Prevention Teen Therapy

Clinical Focus Areas

Addiction Alcohol Use Disorder Anger Management Behavioral Issues Borderline Personality (BPD) Dual Diagnosis Gender Identity Groups Oppositional Defiance (ODD) Parenting Psychosis Self-Harming Sexual Abuse Suicidal Ideation Transgender

Approach

Attachment-Based Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) Existential therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Family Systems Therapy Motivational Interviewing (MI) Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

Languages

English

Identity

Female She/Her/Hers

Culture & faith

African American Asian and Pacific Islander Diasporic Cultures Bicultural / Multicultural People Blind People and Culture Buddhism Catholicism Chicano/a/x Christianity Diasporic or Black Culture Faiths Indigenous Cultures Indigenous Spiritualities Jehovah's Witnesses Mexican American Culture Multifaith Nonreligious/ Secular/ Agnostic/ Atheist Other Spiritualities Religions Spiritism Wiccan/ Paganism

Community & allyship

BIPOC Chronic Illness LGBTQ+ Men's Mental Health Neurodiversity People with Disabilities Single Mothers Survivors of Trauma and Abuse Veterans Women

States served

South Carolina South Dakota

Insurances accepted

Aetna All Savers Allegiance Benefit Plan Management Allwell By Wellcare Ambetter AmeriHealth Administrators (non-Medicaid plans) Blue Shield of California Carelon Behavioral Health Cigna Detroit Diesel (Carelon) Felra and UFCW Health and Welfare Fund (Carelon) GEHA Healthscopes Imperial County Schools (Carelon) Independence Blue Cross (IBX) Magellan Medica Meritain Health Nebraska Total Care New York City Employees Plan