Amber Eltaieb is a bilingual licensed social worker, entrepreneur, and cross-cultural strategist whose work spans four continents and multiple sectors. With a dual degree in Public Administration and International Relations from the American University of Sharjah, a Master of Social Work from NYU, and advanced post-graduate training in trauma recovery, family therapy, and organizational transformation, she merges academic depth with real-world impact.
As founder of a+b consulting, she partners with public agencies, law firms, and mission-driven organizations to design trauma-informed, equity-centered strategies that create emotionally safe, culturally fluent, and structurally accountable systems. Her career includes early childhood education in Yemen, community initiatives with the ruling family in Dubai, poverty reduction research in the Philippines, and high-stakes program leadership in New York City’s social services and education sectors.
Amber’s entrepreneurial work includes co-founding dot & line, an ethical, community-focused Brooklyn café that became a neighborhood hub. Born in Brooklyn to Yemeni immigrant parents and having traveled to over 16 countries, she brings a rare global fluency and a systems-thinking approach to every engagement—building environments where people and institutions can thrive.
Currently, she is exploring the intersection of trauma theory, neuroscience, and somatic feedback. The focus is on helping educators and caregivers recognize and respond to stress in ways that foster resilience, emotional safety, and systemic change.
Education & Post Graduate Training
American University of Sharjah, Dual BA Public Administration and International Relations, with a Minor in Mass Communications, Class of 2006
New York University, Master of Social Work, Class of 2012
The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond: UNDOING RACISM via New York University graduate program, November 2011
Ackerman Institute for the Family - Dual Program in Foundations of Family Therapy & Live Clinical Supervision, September 2014 to July 2015
Ackerman Institute for the Family - Clinical Externship in Family Therapy, September 2015 to July 2016
The Gottman Institute - The Gottman Method: Level 1: Bridging the Couple Chasm with John & Judy Gottman: A Research Based Approach, June 2016
The Beck Institute - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with Aaron Beck, June 2015
New York University - Mindfulness Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) 8 week course, September 2016
Stanford University - Organizational Analysis, September 2017
New York Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (NYCEFT) 4-day Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, March 2017
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute: Level I: Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defenses, and Traumatic Memory with Janina Fisher & Amy Gladstone, October 2019 to June 2020