- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Amber
Amber Sexton is a counsellor with five years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward. Amber focuses on creating a warm, respectful space where people can be heard and make sense of their struggles.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. Amber helps clients look at how their past and current patterns affect day-to-day life. She works on increasing self-awareness and finding practical coping strategies that fit each person's values.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and grounded. Amber listens closely, reflects what she hears, and offers tools you can try between sessions. She gives straightforward feedback and supports you to set realistic goals.
Her background includes a Bachelor of Science with Honours in counselling and a Foundation Degree in Science Counselling. She is a BACP member, which is shown as BACP, and has worked in NHS-connected services for three years. Amber has also completed continuing professional development in areas such as crisis safety planning, working with suicidal parts, and strategies for shame and body-related issues.
These courses inform her practical work in sessions. She combines relational listening with evidence-informed techniques to help people navigate relationship concerns, grief, anxiety and parenting challenges. People can expect a steady, compassionate counsellor who focuses on building trust and working at a comfortable pace.
Amber aims to support each person toward clearer thinking and more manageable ways of coping.
What Amber works with
Everything Amber lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amber helps people with.
- 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 counselling
- 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 Amber lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Amber’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters to you and on taking small, values-based actions even when things feel hard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful cycles, which can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of relating and feeling safe, and can be useful for intimacy and relationship-related concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amber will talk through options with you and decide together which methods fit your needs and goals. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so you practise strategies that suit your life and preferences.
Online therapy with Amber uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can be a good fit when a simpler check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter updates, quick coping ideas, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep regular contact while working on goals.
Questions people ask about Amber
What issues does Amber commonly help with?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is Amber's general approach in sessions?
She uses a collaborative, client-focused style that combines listening with practical strategies to build self-awareness and coping skills.
How much clinical experience does Amber have?
Amber has five years of professional experience and three years working within an NHS-connected service.
What credentials and location are noted for Amber?
She holds a BSc (Hons) in counselling, a Foundation Degree in Science Counselling, and is listed as BACP in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Amber accepts international clients.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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