Amy Butterworth , BACP

Amy Butterworth is a BACP registered counsellor and psychotherapist who brings a person-centred, holistic approach to therapy. She works collaboratively and pluralistically, often integrating techniques from different modalities to meet each client where they are and help them move toward their goals. Amy aims to create a warm, supportive environment in which people can feel heard and accepted while they process difficult emotions at their own pace.

Amy has particular experience supporting people through a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship difficulties, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping issues, and low self-esteem. In private practice she often works with antenatal and postnatal challenges, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, baby loss and abortion, and birth trauma and grief. She is an accredited practitioner with the Foundation for Infant Loss and has substantial maternity experience, having worked within the NHS for nine years in roles related to maternity care.

Drawing on an interest in neurodiversity, Amy has developed expertise around ASD and ADHD informed work, influenced in part by her lived experience caring for a child with special educational needs and disabilities. She is also experienced in supporting parents and carers of family members with SEND. Amy describes her work as client-led and compassionate, blending Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, client-centred principles, CBT and emotionally focused techniques as appropriate to each person’s needs.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online and Remote Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action even when emotions are challenging - useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional response. It can help with relationship difficulties, attachment issues, grief, and trauma by building awareness and fostering more secure connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit best. Amy will discuss goals, preferences and needs and adapt techniques from her training to create a tailored plan that evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat or ongoing text-based messaging. This range of options makes it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and daily life, and allows licensed professionals to provide consistent support across different formats.