Amber Takhar-Stapleton

About Amber

Amber is a registered psychologist who works with adults on a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, OCD, depression, stress, adult ADHD and relationship difficulties. With ADHD, her focus includes attention and concentration, organisation and emotional regulation.

Amber holds the Australian & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED) eating disorder credential, and works with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, ARFID, atypical anorexia and body image concerns.

Amber is warm, empathic and positive, and offers an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk honestly about what's going on. She works collaboratively, with each person's own goals at the centre of therapy.

Therapeutic approach

Amber offers a variety of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy. She tailors her approach to each person, choosing the therapy, or combination of therapies, that best fits their needs and goals.

Areas of focus

• Anxiety
• Social anxiety
• Panic attacks
• Phobias
• OCD
• Depression and low mood
• Stress and burnout
• Adult ADHD
• Autism (Level 1) and social communication
• Eating disorders and body image
• Relationship difficulties and communication
• Self-esteem, self-worth and perfectionism
• Parenting support

This isn't a complete list. If what you'd like help with isn't here, you're welcome to ask.

Therapies offered

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Solution-Focused Therapy