Dr. Teona Amble is a clinical psychologist located in Washington and serving clients throughout Washington and Texas through secure video sessions. Dr. Amble provides compassionate, specialist care for clients who are experiencing emotional distress or overwhelmed by demands. She helps families and couples to heal from relationship ruptures and build healthier communication and connection. She works with clients who have anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and PTSD as well as chronic pain, medical issues, and chronic illness. Dr. Amble extends a warm welcome to BIPOC, veterans, and the LGBTQ community. She takes pride in diversity and sees clients from all racial, ethnic, and religious/ spiritual backgrounds. Dr. Amble’s approach to therapy draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapy practices. She teaches them how to manage their thoughts to decrease their negative emotions or harmful behaviors and to challenge harmful beliefs which are keeping them stuck. Dr. Amble enjoys helping people to get moving in their lives and manage obstacles of procrastination and low motivation. She also helps clients to strengthen their mind-body connection and awareness through meditation and mindfulness exercises. This can help clients feel grounded in the face of life stressors, physical health challenges, trauma recovery, and/or chronic pain.Dr. Amble earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston. She believes in holistic care for her clients, which means that she encourages clients to consider all areas of life: body, mind, relationship, and spirit. By helping clients grow their toolbox, she supports clients toward living more fulfilling lives aligned with their values.In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, trying new foods, watching movies and sports, and walking trails. She is an avid reader, with an ever-changing list of audiobooks. Dr. Amble values quality time with her husband, family, friends, and three dogs.Message to clientsAre you feeling overwhelmed? Are you unsure of how to make changes in your life? Do you want to take back control of your mental health? Now is the time to focus on your wellness. I am here to create a wellness plan with you to improve your mood and stress management as well as help you cope with life changes and stress. I take pride in helping my clients become their own therapists, more confident in managing life’s demands. I look forward to helping build your toolbox to improve your quality of life. I treat my clients with respect and empathy, valuing connection in healing.I deliver care tailored to my clients by learning your values, needs, and goals. We work as a team to help you move forward and integrate books, worksheets, videos, and websites into our therapy work. I am an active therapist who empowers my clients to be the agents of change in their lives with me as your guide on the journey. I help people who are new to therapy to adjust.I love helping people to survive difficult moments and to thrive in their lives physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Are you ready to survive and thrive? Now is the time to live your best life and build confidence in yourself despite the stressors and challenges you face. If so, contact me for your free consultation, and let's work together to build your toolbox for wellness and success.