Amy Butterworth , BACP

Amy Butterworth is a person-centred counsellor who adopts a holistic, collaborative and pluralistic approach to therapy. She meets people where they are and works alongside them, sometimes integrating techniques from different modalities to help clients move toward the outcomes they want. Her style aims to create a warm, supportive and welcoming space where individuals can explore feelings at their own pace and feel heard and accepted.

Amy is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - as a counsellor and psychotherapist. She has supported people facing a wide range of difficulties, including stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement, relationship and financial pressures, domestic violence and sexual abuse. In private practice she frequently works with antenatal and postnatal difficulties and with experiences related to pregnancy, miscarriage, baby loss and abortion.

She has nine years of maternity experience working within the NHS and has a focused interest in birth trauma and grief. Amy is an accredited practitioner with the Foundation for Infant Loss. In recent years she has developed a personal and professional interest in neurodiversity, particularly ASD and ADHD, informed by her lived experience caring for a child with special educational needs and disabilities. She is especially interested in working with parents and carers of family members with SEND.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Amy works from a person-centred foundation that values the client’s experience and perspective. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on offering empathy, acceptance and nonjudgmental listening to help people explore their feelings and build self-understanding; it can be helpful for emotional distress, self-esteem concerns and relationship issues.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without being dominated by them, and to identify personal values that guide meaningful action; ACT is often used for anxiety, stress, low mood and difficulties with motivation. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating and emotional connection developed in early life and helps people address attachment injuries and improve relationship security, which can support those coping with grief, trauma or intimacy challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Amy works collaboratively with clients and will help identify which methods fit best with their needs, goals and preferences, adapting the work over time as progress is made.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments. These options make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without travel, and they allow clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them.