Welcome to the Catholic Counseling Institute, where licensed mental health counseling meets authentic Catholic faith. Hosted by Amber N. Pilkington, M.Psy., LPC-S, a licensed professional counselor-supervisor, our channel offers evidence-based mental health education integrating clinical psychology, neuroscience, and attachment theory with Theology of the Body and Catholic teaching.
The Catholic Couch Podcast: A counseling-informed podcast created by women, for women (and the men who love them). Amber offers clinical insight, practical tools, and Catholic wisdom on the emotional and relational issues that matter most.
Educational Videos: Explore counseling topics through a Catholic lens, including anxiety, relationships, trauma, ADHD, scrupulosity, and emotional regulation, grounded in current psychological research and authentic Catholic teaching.
Join our community to deepen your mental health knowledge and grow in emotional resilience and spiritual well-being.
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I am launching my new course Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Raising Super Catholic Kids With ADHD and before it goes wide, I need a small team of beta reviewers to walk through it with me first.
Here is the deal:
✨ 8 HOURS of video teaching (Catholic theology meets real ADHD neuroscience)
✨ 300-PAGE workbook to keep forever
✨ Total value $395, yours FREE
In exchange? Your honest review. Glowing is great. Critical is even better. I want this course to actually serve the Catholic ADHD community, and that means I need real eyes and real feedback BEFORE launch day. If you are interested please fill out this form and I will be in touch! forms.gle/G6ExyEEKxhSYPaWy9
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Guess what guys and gals???!!! We got monetized thanks to all of your love and support! This means I can now offer membership levels with exclusives for members! Drop a comment of what you would like to see offered......members-only live question and answer sessions, monthly handouts, daily shorts reinforcing and teaching psychological skills, exclusive polls for video topics??? The sky is the limit and I'm here to serve! Memberships can start as low as $0.99 so help me brainstorm benefits you would love and what would be most valuable and beneficial in your life! DROP A COMMENT!
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We are preparing for our next "Ask A Catholic Therapist Anything." If you would like to leave an anonymous question please submit it here: forms.gle/4VAyxaheNp5cNbV69
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The number of women with zero close friends has tripled since 1990.
We weren't made for this.
So we're doing something about it. It's called "The Catholic Woman's Friendship Project" and it's a movement of Catholic women choosing real, analog, radical friendship over isolation.
No app. No algorithm. Just a card, a pen, and a woman brave enough to say "I'm thinking of you. I need you. You matter to you. You are wonderful!"
We start soon. Who's coming with me? More videos coming soon!
Tag her. 🤍 #CatholicFriendshipProject
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If you haven't watched this video yet, it's a great one for lent and Holy Week!
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Less than 1 year ago I nervously hit publish on our first video. This crazy idea that I had of giving away authentic, accessible, Catholic psychology to the entire world for the glory of God and the good of humanity ... well, it looks like the world needed us and responded. Thank you SO much for your support! Let's have a fantastic year #2 now.... comment below what you want to learn more about or how we can keep serving you and your family! - Amber
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New arrivals drop in the ETSY shop today! Take a look! 👀 thecatholiccouch.etsy.com/
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I just completed a brand new online course called "Sacred Stewardship: A Catholic Woman's Guide to Nervous System Regulation" and I'd love to offer it to 10 women for FREE in exchange for your HONEST opinion and feedback so that we can make as good as possible before we release it to the public. If you are interested you can leave your email in the comments....of if that's a bit too "public" jump over to our Instagram and DM me! That's it... honor system 😉.
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It's True! It's Happening! 2026 Brings You "The 30 Day Catholic Anxiety Reset" from the Catholic Counseling Institute! (I told you we were working on some big things! 😉) Launch date: April 1, 2026 (and that's no joke). But until then you can get 20% off with the preorder sale with code "PRESALE." catholiccounselinginstitute.thrivecart.com/30-cath…
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Just wanted to check in with all my favorite people!!!! How's the holiday going friend? If you are struggling, just wanted to share our MOST WATCHED video of the year! And remember there's a free download! https://youtu.be/6UUnDKAQjKw?si=APhVe...
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