Faculty Profile: Amber Stevenson

Amber is both a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor in the state of Tennessee. She has been working in the field of trauma and addiction for over 14 years after receiving her Master's Degree in Social Work from Columbia University in New York City in 2004.  Prior to opening her private practice, Resiliency Ranch Counseling, she was the Clinical Director at the Sexual Assault Center in Nashville, TN. Amber provides professional training in the community and has been teaching as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Social Work at Belmont University for several years. She also provides supervision to individuals seeking clinical licensure in their respective counseling fields.

 

Amber is certified in EMDR Therapy and finds this approach to be highly beneficial in helping clients process recent and/or past trauma. She has completed training in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Equine Assisted EMDR and offers equine assisted sessions at a private farm in Franklin, TN. While she works with a number of presenting issues, her areas of clinical focus are Trauma (which can include physical/ emotional/ sexual abuse, witnessing accidents, surviving violent crime or witnessing violent crime, natural disasters, etc.); Impact of Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue; Substance Use Disorders;  Attachment-related issues; and Dissociative Disorders. As the wife of an MNPD Sergeant, she has a unique understanding of the impact of trauma on the first responder and subsequently on their families and serves this population also in her private practice. More information can be found on Amber’s website: www.resiliencyranchcounseling.com.