Michelle Amber, AMFT #134430

Chronic Illness & Trauma Somatic Therapist | EMDR/Brainspotting Trained | Polyvagal- and IFS-Informed | Newport Beach, CA | AMFT #134430

You’ve tried just about everything to manage your chronic illness or trauma - and still, you’re frustrated that you’re not as far along in your healing journey as you’d like. Although you've invested so much time and effort, something still feels missing, and life may not seem as fulfilling as you’d hoped. You're not alone. Growing up with an autoimmune disease myself, I understand the toll chronic health conditions can take—not just on your physical health, but also on your emotional wellbeing.

My priority is creating a space where you feel safe, seen, and heard. We’ll explore the reciprocal relationship of mental health and chronic illness to deepen your mind-body connection, and build insight into your experience. I’m trained in EMDR and Brainspotting, and use polyvagal- and IFS-informed interventions to help foster innate safety and regulation.

I want to understand your life holistically, and use my knowledge of psychoneuroimmunology and somatic therapy to arm you with tools to better understand how healing your mental health can heal your physical health. Our biology has intrinsic wisdom to heal itself, and restoring the mind-body connection will heal not only mental health, but health as a whole.