Amber Sexton, BACP
Collaborative counsellor focused on relationships and recovery
Details
| Name | Amber Sexton |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Amber
Amber Sexton is a BACP-registered counsellor who brings five years of clinical practice to her work. She speaks plainly and meets people where they are, helping them make sense of difficult feelings and life changes. Amber focuses on building trust so clients can talk openly about what matters to them.
She uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. Sessions often start with listening and getting a clear picture of what the client wants to change.
Background and approach
Amber then works with clients to identify small, practical steps they can use between sessions to manage stress, mood and relationships. Clients commonly bring concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and grief. She also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career transitions, compassion fatigue and body image concerns.
Amber can talk through challenges linked to ADHD, chronic illness, bereavement and communication problems. Her style is warm and collaborative. Amber aims to help people understand how their past and present connect so they can choose different ways of responding.
She encourages self-awareness and practical coping strategies rather than quick fixes. Amber has worked in community and NHS-adjacent settings and continues professional development in areas such as crisis safety planning, working with shame, and therapeutic work with the body. She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English using a range of online formats.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Amber works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Amber among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Amber directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Amber directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Amber uses therapeutic approaches online
Amber draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from their problems by telling and reworking their personal stories. This approach can be useful for relationship issues, low self-worth and patterns that feel stuck. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on actions that match their values. ACT often helps with anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and can support people with intimacy and trust issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amber discusses goals and preferences with each client and chooses or combines approaches collaboratively. She encourages people to try things in session and reflect on what helps so the plan can change as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit busy lives and different needs. Video calls suit deeper face-to-face conversations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging options let clients check in between meetings. These formats make it simpler to schedule therapy around work, caregiving or travel while still having regular contact with a registered counsellor.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Amber help with?
Amber works with issues including relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety. She also supports people with eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD and related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centred, with an emphasis on building trust and listening first. She blends narrative ideas with practical exercises to help clients try new ways of coping between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Amber has five years of clinical experience working in community settings and with NHS-related services. She continues training in areas such as crisis planning and working with shame.
What credentials and location are listed?
Amber is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Amber accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that suits their routine and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions run via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amber?
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