Amy Butterworth , BACP

Amy Butterworth is a person-centred counsellor who works in a holistic, collaborative and pluralistic way, adapting methods to suit each person’s needs. She meets people where they are and creates a warm, supportive environment so they can explore feelings at their own pace. Her practice often blends person-centred listening with elements from other therapeutic models when that approach will better support a client’s goals.

She is a BACP registered counsellor and psychotherapist - registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. Amy has experience supporting people through a wide range of difficulties including stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship strain, financial pressures, domestic violence and sexual abuse. In private practice she frequently supports people with antenatal and postnatal concerns, pregnancy loss, miscarriage, abortion, baby loss and birth trauma, drawing on her accredited practitioner status with the Foundation for Infant Loss.

With nine years of maternity experience within the NHS, Amy has developed a particular interest in pregnancy, parenting and postnatal issues. In recent years she has also focused on neurodiversity, especially ASD and ADHD, informed by her experience as a carer for a child with special educational needs and disabilities. She is interested in working with parents and carers of family members with SEND and aims to offer practical, compassionate support tailored to each family’s situation.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Amy commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being overwhelmed by them, and to focus on actions that reflect their values - useful for stress, anxiety and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy is also a core approach in her work; it explores how early and current relationship patterns influence emotional responses and can help with relationship difficulties, intimacy concerns and caregiving stresses. She also draws on client-centred principles, offering empathic, nonjudgmental listening so clients feel heard and able to shape the pace and focus of therapy.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Amy collaborates with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the approach over time as needed so the process feels tailored and practical.

Online therapy with Amy is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people juggling parenting, work or health demands. Remote sessions make it easier to access regular support from home, to maintain continuity during life changes, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for you. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these options to offer consistent, ongoing care that fits into everyday life.