Professional Services

Human Rights &
Restorative Psychotherapy

Healing as an Act of Resistance
Bridging embodiment, restoration, and justice for survivors of torture, war, displacement, and systemic violence.

Inspired by the wisdom of survivors and grounded in more than three decades of humanitarian practice.

Origins

Where This Work Began
In 1994, during the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide, Amber encountered children who had survived unimaginable violence and loss. Yet they welcomed her with song, dance, rhythm, and connection—creating instruments from the remnants of war.

That experience challenged conventional assumptions about trauma recovery. It revealed the profound role of movement, rhythm, relationship, and embodied expression in restoring dignity and connection after violence.

It became one of the foundations of what would later evolve into Human Rights & Restorative Psychotherapy.

Why Somatic
Approaches Matter

In contexts of war, displacement, torture, and collective violence, words alone are often insufficient. Healing must also involve the body, relationship, creativity, and culture.
Human Rights & Restorative Psychotherapy integrates somatic, creative, and relational practices to support healing that is culturally responsive, embodied, and grounded in dignity.
This work recognizes that restoration is not only personal—it is relational, communal, and cultural.

How can we help

Human Rights Consultation

Capacity Building & Program Development

Amber partners with torture treatment centers, refugee mental health programs, NGOs, and humanitarian organizations to develop sustainable, culturally responsive approaches to trauma recovery and care.
Services may include:

  • Clinical consultation
  • Program development
  • Staff support and supervision
  • Compassion resilience
  • Cultural congruence
  • Network building
  • Community-based approaches to healing

Restorative Psychotherapy

For Individuals, Couples, Families & Groups

Amber integrates the many modalities she practices into an embodied, relational, and creative approach to psychotherapy.

Her work is highly individualized, meeting each client where they are and drawing upon movement, Polyvagal-informed practice, intuition, and decades of experience supporting survivors of interpersonal violence, displacement, torture, and complex trauma.

Rather than focusing solely on symptoms, restorative psychotherapy supports safety, connection, dignity, meaning-making, and the recovery of embodied agency.

Amber maintains a limited psychotherapy practice. Please inquire regarding availability and fit.

Restore the Foundation

Partner with Amber Gray to support individuals, communities, and organizations working toward healing, dignity, and restoration.

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