Amber Sexton , BACP

Amber Sexton is a BACP counsellor who brings five years of clinical experience to her practice in the United Kingdom. She welcomes people who are navigating relationship strains, grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and questions about self-esteem. Amber aims to help people feel heard and to work at a pace that feels manageable.

Her sessions focus on building trust and a collaborative working relationship. Amber uses conversational approaches to help clients make sense of current difficulties and to identify practical coping strategies. She emphasises understanding how past experiences affect present feelings and choices.

Amber blends several evidence-informed methods into her work. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot patterns of thinking and behaviour. Attachment-based thinking helps when relationship issues and intimacy concerns come up. Client-centred principles keep the person and their values at the centre of each session.

People come to Amber for many reasons, including stress, parenting pressures, eating and sleeping difficulties, career uncertainty, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related concerns. She also supports those facing body image worries, chronic illness, grief, and abuse-related trauma. Her approach is practical and paced around individual needs.

Sessions are offered online through a mix of video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging. Amber explains how therapy works, discusses goals, and helps people decide what to try next. Her emphasis is on steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Approach-driven online counselling that fits your life

Amber draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to help spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT is useful for issues like anxiety, depression, sleep and eating difficulties because it breaks problems down into manageable steps and practical exercises.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current intimacy and communication difficulties. This approach can help when someone struggles with closeness, abandonment fears, or repeating relationship patterns. Client-centred work keeps sessions focussed on the person's values and choices, helping clients feel respected and heard as they set their own goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amber will discuss different methods and decide together what to try first. That means sessions are tailored to the client's needs, goals and preferences rather than a single fixed method.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.