Amber Sexton, BACP
Amber Sexton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
About Amber
Amber Sexton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has five years of clinical experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Amber focuses on helping people who are dealing with trauma, relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression and issues around self-esteem.
She aims to build a trusting working relationship where people feel heard and understood. Sessions move at each person's pace, with the aim of making sense of current struggles and finding practical ways to cope.
Background and approach
Amber uses straightforward language and a compassionate approach to keep conversations grounded and useful. Her work often focuses on how past experiences affect current choices and relationships. She helps people explore attachment patterns, cope with grief and manage overwhelm from stress or caregiving roles.
Amber also supports people facing challenges such as body image, eating and sleep problems, chronic illness and career-related pressure. Therapy blends conversation with practical tools. Amber draws on approaches like cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment thinking, and attachment-based ways of understanding relationships.
She will also use skills from dialectical behaviour work where helpful to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. Sessions are offered in English and Amber sees people from within the UK and internationally. She encourages people to set clear goals and work collaboratively to build new coping strategies and improve emotional resilience.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 402714 | December 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amber lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Ways of working Amber names
- 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
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Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can help when people feel stuck by anxiety, depression or life changes and want clearer direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It helps people understand and change ways of relating that cause repeated conflict or isolation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk through options and tailor methods to each person's goals and preferences. Decisions about which tools to use are collaborative and can shift as progress is made.
Online formats provide practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a busy day and need less bandwidth, while live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to have regular sessions, fit therapy around work or family commitments, and continue support across different locations.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Amber commonly help with?
She supports people facing trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and stress. Other areas include parenting strain, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, compassionate and client-focused. She works collaboratively, listens closely and helps people set realistic, values-based goals.
What professional background does she bring?
Amber has five years of experience and has worked in both NHS-related services and relational counselling settings. She has completed continuing professional development on crisis safety planning and working with shame.
What credential information is provided?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds a BSc (Hons) in counselling plus a Foundation Degree in Science Counselling.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients from the United Kingdom and internationally.
In what session formats can people meet Amber?
She works online through 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 are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.