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Biography
Hello! I’m Amber Kovach, a licensed mental health counselor currently licensed in Florida, Maryland, and Ohio. I specialize in working with neurodivergent adults and individuals exploring how neurodivergence impacts their daily life, emotions, identity, and self-understanding. My clinical focus is outpatient therapy for clients who are looking for support with anxiety, burnout, executive functioning, self-compassion, life transitions, emotional regulation, masking, people-pleasing, and building routines that feel realistic and sustainable.
I especially enjoy working with clients who are seeking a warm, collaborative, affirming space to better understand themselves and develop practical tools for everyday life. Most sessions involve talk therapy approaches informed by cognitive behavioral and client-centered frameworks, both in my work at Prosper Health and through my own practice, Counseling with Amber PLLC.
Education
Master’s in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University
Certifications
Area of Expertise
I believe each person already carries strengths, insight, resilience, and lived experience that can be built upon in therapy. My role as a therapist is to help clients recognize what is already working, better understand what may be getting in the way, and develop strategies that feel realistic, supportive, and aligned with who they are and where they currently are. I strive to create a safe space where clients feel seen, respected, and affirmed without needing to mask, over-explain, or minimize their experiences.
I especially value supporting neurodivergent clients in understanding themselves through a lens of compassion rather than shame, and in building a life that honors their needs, strengths, values, and capacity. I also use relatable examples, metaphors, and occasional appropriate self-disclosure when clinically helpful to support connection, understanding, and practical application.
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Research and Publications
Signs of Autism in Adult Men (And When to Get Assessed)
To the average Heated Rivalry viewer, hockey phenom Shane Hollander has everything: He’s a millionaire, the best player in the league, and — spoiler alert! — by the end of the first season of the hit TV series, he’s in a committed relationship with the love of his life, Ilya Rozanov.
While it’s not explicitly stated on the show (or in the books the series is based on), the Shane character is also canonically autistic. Because guess what? You can be a successful man and be autistic.
If you look at the character a little more closely, maybe you can relate to Shane’s social awkwardness. Or his laser-focused approach to hockey. Or his propensity for detailed, decade-long plans. Or his steady food and beverage preferences (macrobiotic diet! ginger ale!).
Maybe this recognition is happening a little later in life, too.
Thom*, who lives in Chicago, was formally diagnosed with autism at age 47. Although he received an ADHD diagnosis about a decade beforehand, further exploration led him to identify with videos from popular autistic content creators like Kojo Sarfo and Morgan Foley. This content helped him “recognize a lifetime of masking” as well as notice autistic traits like social-communication differences and a preference for the same foods.
Whether it’s recognizing yourself in certain forms of media, a child’s recent diagnosis, a partner who raised the possibility that you might be autistic, a relationship breakdown — or something else — you’re here for a legitimate reason: To understand yourself better.
After reading this article, you will be able to recognize signs of autism in adult men, understand why it so often goes unrecognized, and possibly explore next steps.
