We can regret less and be grateful
for what is good in life.
Dr. Amber Testa, PsyD
Dr. Amber Testa is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working with adults in various settings. In addition to psychotherapy, she has extensive experience conducting comprehensive psychological evaluations designed to assess specific symptomatology and provide diagnostic and treatment recommendations.
Dr. Testa holds a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a focus on health and neuropsychology, she trained at Temple University Hospital- Episcopal Hospital Campus, University of Pennsylvania The Center for Cognitive Therapy and La Salle University Community Center for Counseling. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at Hudson River Psychiatric Center in New York’s Hudson Valley. Upon receiving her doctorate she commenced her career at a maximum security prison, where she had the opportunity to be part of new initiatives focused on the development and enhancement of programs providing mental health services to incarcerated populations. While providing individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and psychological assessments, she advanced to the role of Regional Supervisor. She subsequently transitioned back to her health and neuropsychology roots, working in medical settings with individuals with newly acquired and chronic medical conditions that significantly impact their functioning.
Since that time, Dr. Testa has relocated to Brooklyn, New York, where she strives to maintain a balance between her private practice while continuing to assume roles working in the community, including with underserved populations. She specializes in online care that offers a safe space and provides services and support for those working to build self-esteem, reduce anxiety and depression, strengthen coping skills and improve their relationships.
Dr. Testa’s clinical orientation is behavioral, granting her experience in ACT, CBT, DBT, and other evidence- based interventions.
Psychotherapy
Sometimes our emotions can feel overwhelming and interfere with accomplishing our goals. Variations in our emotions are natural and while we cannot always eliminate the triggering situation or feeling, psychotherapy can help improve ones cognitions, self-esteem, positive feelings, interpersonal relationships and overall functioning.
Dr. Testa provides clinically tailored individual and couples therapy. She implements a solution-focused approach guided by evidenced-based practices to help you adapt to your internal experiences while identifying meaningful personal goals to guide the work you will do together. Psychotherapy is helpful in addressing many problems including:
Life changes and transitions
Work success and work-life balance
Relationship, family or marriage issues
Self-esteem
Decreasing negative thoughts
Improving coping strategies
Grief and loss
Depression
Anxiety
Excessive worry
Anger
Issues with attention and motivation
Psychological Assessment
The primary goal of psychological assessment is to appropriately diagnose and understand a presenting concern, as well as the individual's strengths and weaknesses. This comprehensive understanding enables the formulation of tailored treatment recommendations. Dr. Testa employs a combination of norm-referenced tests, symptom survey measures, interviews and clinical observations to construct a holistic view of the individual's functioning. Benefits of psychological assessment include:
Increased accuracy of diagnosis
Highlights areas in need of support
Identify methods clients can adopt to better approach issues
Identify potential problems with cognitions
Identify and understand difficulties with emotional reactivity
Understand how thinking patterns and behaviors are reinforced
Develop an understanding of problematic behaviors
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