Amber Bankson LMHC

Somatic therapist and coach in New York City and Westchester.

Welcome!

I’m Amber, and I want you to reconnect with your vitality.

Most of us understand the “symptoms” we are experiencing as the problems.

Anxiety, procrastination, overwhelm, low mood, low libido, overfunctioning, stuckness, people pleasing, etc.

I am here to help you to understand these “symptoms” less as problems and more as intelligent messengers. Wisdom your biology is expressing and waiting for you to listen to.

Attuning to your physiology is how you will move toward new, sustainable choices and integration.

My passion is supporting my clients to understand and experience their innate wisdom. To inhabit and honor their brain and body. To know that they are not alone. To feel anchored, enlivened and available to exist more fully in their relationships and their lives.

I look forward to connecting.

Testimonials

  • For-Profit HR Professional, Chicago

    “Amber Bankson is an incredible coach and has worked with me as a personal and professional coach during several life transitions. What sets Amber apart from other professional coaches is her ability to help you process and make decisions to help you work towards your goals. Anytime I’ve worked with Amber, I’ve felt heard and understood. Furthermore, Amber has worked to equip me with the tools to move forward in pursuit of my best self. It is without any reservation that I give Amber Bankson my highest recommendation. She is an incredible coach who will provide you with the support you need to achieve your personal or professional goals – even in times of turmoil.”

  • Senior Finance Professional, Hedge Fund, New York City

    “Amber approaches her coaching work in a very thoughtful way. She challenges you in a way that feels productive and supportive, creating both short term and long term change. I highly recommend her as a coach.”

  • Senior Vice President, Non-Profit, Minneapolis

    “Amber is the perfect combination of an empathetic coach who also pushes you to see facets of your work and your leadership – both strengths and weaknesses – that you may otherwise miss. She also looked at the totality of the challenges in front of me – at work and at home as a mom of two kids under the age of 4, and this is something I deeply appreciated. She pushed me to be more courageous and move towards what I knew, based on my gut and on experience, were the right next steps in a complex situation. The thing that I appreciate most about Amber’s coaching is that it’s imminently practical and action-oriented – grounded in what you need at any given moment to get unstuck and make change.”

  • Vice President, Non-Profit, Washington DC

    “Amber is a masterfully skilled coach. In my work with her, she asked great questions that helped me understand my strengths, listen to my instincts and become aware of my own thinking patterns that were holding me back. I appreciate the ways in which our coaching work helped me get clear and gain courage in my leadership.”