Amber Knights

Amber Knights is a Psychotherapist at Harbor who specialises in complex trauma. Her work covers developmental trauma, attachment difficulties, PTSD and complex PTSD (C-PTSD), dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

Her main training is in Gestalt psychotherapy, an approach that pays close attention to the relationship between client and therapist and to what the client is experiencing in the moment, including in the body. She also draws on Internal Family Systems (IFS), Deep Brain Reorienting, polyvagal-informed practice and other body-based (somatic) approaches.

Amber has worked in a wide range of trauma services, from victim support and domestic violence to addiction, eating disorder and sexual abuse services.

Professional Background & Qualifications

Amber holds an MA in Gestalt Psychotherapy. Her further training includes Deep Brain Reorienting (Level 3), Internal Family Systems (Level 1), Trauma-Informed Stabilisation (Level 1), Somatic Experiencing (Year 1) and infra-low frequency (ILF) neurofeedback.

She is registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy.

Healthcare Leadership & Experience

Amber was previously Clinical Director at Khiron Clinics, a residential trauma service, where she continued to see clients alongside her leadership role.

She is originally from Malta, where she held a senior role at Victim Support Malta and helped set up one of the country’s first therapeutic teams focused on suicide prevention.

She also lectured in criminology at the University of Malta.

Approach to Care

Amber’s work is trauma-informed and collaborative. Because she has trained in several approaches, she can adapt the way she works to each client.

She puts safety first, helping clients learn to steady their emotions and nervous system before moving towards deeper change.

At Harbor, she works at a pace each client can manage, which is especially important with complex trauma and dissociation.