Amber Sexton

• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

About Amber

Amber Sexton works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, depression, stress and anxiety using a mix of therapy approaches that include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based work. She is BACP registered and has five years' experience in counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.

Amber describes her work as collaborative. She focuses on building a working connection so people can talk through what matters to them. Sessions aim to improve self-awareness and develop practical coping skills. She moves at each person's pace and explores how past experiences affect present feelings and choices.

Her background includes a BSc (Hons) in counselling and a Foundation Degree in Science Counselling. She has also completed focused training on crisis safety planning, working with suicidal parts, and strategies for shame and body-related difficulties. Her experience includes three years working at The Awareness Centre within an NHS setting and work at Relational Counselling Tadworth.

In practice Amber draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take manageable steps forward, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to examine patterns of thinking and behaviour. Attachment-based ideas inform work on intimacy, abandonment and communication problems. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are used where emotion regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Sessions are offered in English and Amber accepts international clients. The approach is pragmatic and process-focused, with attention to goals people bring into sessions and the skills needed to reach them.

How her approaches fit with online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-based steps forward; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, low mood and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and practising new ways of responding; it suits problems like depression, anxiety and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current intimacy and communication problems, and can help with issues such as abandonment and attachment worries.

Picking the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, preferences and current difficulties. That discussion usually happens in early sessions and can be revised as needs change.

Details about session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or other commitments and can reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and for choosing whether to be on camera or use audio only, depending on practical needs.

Topics Amber lists

• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Stress and 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 and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• 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

Questions about Amber

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the concerns she addresses and is part of her clinical focus.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based work and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills.

What is her experience?

She has five years' experience in counselling and psychotherapy and has worked three years at The Awareness Centre within an NHS setting.

Is she BACP registered and where is she based?

She is BACP registered and based in the United Kingdom.

What languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.