Amber Ufford

Dr. Amber Ufford is a licensed clinical psychologist who treats children, adolescents, and adults. Her specializations include the treatment of anxiety and mood disorders, social anxiety, specific phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, and disruptive behavior disorders. Additionally, Dr. Ufford sees clients for a variety of life stage difficulties, including parenting, perinatal and postpartum issues, and transitioning to college. Dr. Ufford’s approach to therapy is to collaborate with clients to help them change behavior patterns and build a life in line with their values to improve their overall wellness.

Dr. Ufford has expertise in providing various evidence-based treatments. She is a certified Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) therapist from PCIT International and received her Within Agency Trainer training and certification from Dr. Cheryl McNeil, an internationally renowned authority on PCIT and one of only 21 PCIT International Certified Global Trainers in the world. Additionally, Dr. Ufford has received comprehensive training in Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Exposure and Response Prevention (E/RP), Prolonged Exposure (PE), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), in addition to traditional Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Though no longer offering comprehensive DBT at this time, Dr. Ufford often blends mindfulness-based treatments such as DBT and ACT within her individual CBT work. 

Dr. Ufford previously worked as the Director of the PCIT Program at Cognitive and Behavioral Consultants in Manhattan and Westchester for 5 years. Prior to this, she worked in various outpatient, inpatient, and day treatment settings across NYC treating children, adolescents, and their families. These settings include Northwell - Zucker Hillside Hospital, Mount Sinai - St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, and North Shore LIJ Health System.