Amber Sexton, BACP

Amber Sexton is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She focuses on building a strong working relationship where clients feel heard and respected. Amber emphasises practical steps and gentleness, helping people make sense of what is happening now and how the past plays a part.

Amber aims to help people improve self-awareness and develop new coping habits. She works at a steady pace set by the client and uses conversations to clarify values and goals. Sessions often include talking through unhelpful thinking and practising simple ways to respond differently.

Her approach blends emotional understanding with hands-on strategies. She draws on methods that help people notice patterns, manage distress, and rebuild trust in themselves. This means identifying thoughts and everyday habits that get in the way and finding small, realistic changes to try.

Amber has worked in both community and NHS settings, which she uses to inform practical, accessible support. Her background includes roles at a regional awareness centre and relational counselling practice. The focus of her work covers relationships, grief, anxiety, trauma-related issues, and difficulties such as sleep, eating and concentration concerns.

People who are searching for a calm, empathic counsellor may find her style welcoming. She encourages a collaborative plan so each person can move towards goals that matter to them, step by step.

How Amber’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching them to allow difficult feelings while moving towards meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to break negative cycles and improve mood and sleep.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amber will talk through your needs, goals and preferences and suggest which methods might suit you best. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in between commitments, or letting people take part when leaving home is difficult. Many people find video sessions useful for face-to-face conversation, while other formats may suit those who need less bandwidth or a shorter contact. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and exercises typically used in ACT and CBT for remote work to focus on thoughts, everyday habits and the practical steps that follow.