Ambimistic Counseling® is a passionate team of therapists serving the Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and Vermont communities Via Telehealth services.

Mission Statement

At Ambimistic Counseling®, we are dedicated to supporting you on your journey toward peace, clarity, and emotional wellness. We offer a compassionate space—an emotional oasis—where you can pause, reflect, and reconnect amidst the fast pace of everyday life.

Our mission is to guide you in navigating life’s uncertainties with courage and presence. Rooted in the philosophy of Ambimism, we help you find balance between optimism and pessimism, empowering you to live with greater emotional flexibility and resilience.

Through this process, we aim to help you discover Ambimistic harmony—a grounded state of being where you can hold both hope and doubt, joy and pain, while remaining anchored in yourself.

What does it mean to be Ambimistic?

The concept of being Ambimistic was coined by founder, Theo Meyer, to describe the emotional complexity we experience when confronted with moments of uncertainty about the unfolding future—a space where fear and hope coexist. In these moments, we choose to remain open and ready to embrace the unknown. Ambimism represents the intersection of optimism and pessimism; it is a philosophy of balance. It is about learning to coexist with uncertainty, while maintaining trust in ourselves—anchored in presence and grounded in what is.

When we are pessimistic, our worldview is tinted by despair, clouding hope for the future. In this state, we may become closed off to new paths forward, resulting in unnecessary depression, anxiety, and suffering. On the other hand, when we lean too heavily into optimism, we risk becoming overly hopeful—placing our peace in future outcomes—which can lead to disappointment when our expectations are unmet.

Ambimism does not reject emotion; instead, it invites us to hold space for the full spectrum of feeling. By developing an Ambimistic worldview, we learn to temper extremes and build emotional resilience. We cultivate a life less burdened by the suffering caused by anxiety, depression, and life’s inevitable adversities—not by avoiding them, but by relating to them more skillfully.

In embracing Ambimism, we embrace ourselves: hopeful, fearful, strong, vulnerable—all at once.

The adjacent image—a road winding into the darkness, with the soft glow of a sunset behind—captures the essence of Ambimism. It reminds us that even when the path ahead is unclear, there is beauty, warmth, and light available to us. We are not expected to erase the darkness or force clarity. Instead, we learn to walk the road as it is, with awareness, balance, and increasing trust in ourselves.