Amber Sexton, BACP
Compassionate counsellor focusing on relationships and life change
Book with AmberAbout Amber
Amber Sexton is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of practice. She aims to make the first steps into therapy less daunting by listening closely and helping people name what matters to them. Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship and working at a pace that feels manageable for the client.
Amber draws on a mix of practical approaches to help people deal with emotional pain and life transitions.
Background and approach
She helps with anxiety, depression, stress, relationship and intimacy issues, and concerns common in LGBT communities. She also supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, workplace stress, and changes linked to health or ageing. Her way of working is warm and client-centred.
Conversations explore how past experiences and attachment patterns affect daily life now. Together the client and Amber map clear, realistic steps to improve coping, self-esteem and communication. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and behavioural patterns.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is used to help people identify values and take small committed actions that matter to them. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills and attachment-focused work are offered when emotion regulation and relationship repair are priorities. Amber trained with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in counselling and a Foundation Degree in Science Counselling.
Her continuing professional development includes crisis safety planning and work with shame and body-related issues. If you want to learn more about how she works, follow the links provided by the service before booking.
What Amber works with
Everything Amber lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Amber is listed here; the rest shows what else Amber works 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 her approaches translate to online work
Amber uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy together with client-centred principles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take small actions that match their values to move life forward. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to rebuild safer ways of relating and connecting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amber will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try different techniques to see what helps. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made over time based on what feels most useful.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that the same therapeutic tools - values-based action, attachment exercises and practical coping strategies - can be adapted to a remote setting to support progress.
Questions people ask about Amber
What kinds of problems can Amber help with?
She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and stress. Her practice also covers eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, career questions, and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and client-centred, focusing on building trust and working collaboratively. Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and develop practical coping skills at a comfortable pace.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience, including three years working at an NHS awareness centre. She also works in relational counselling locally.
What credentials and country is she based in?
She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I am not in the UK?
She accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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