Amy Butterworth

Amy Butterworth is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She offers a warm, person-centred approach and aims to meet people where they are. Amy focuses on helping people feel heard and accepted while they work through difficult feelings at their own pace.

Amy works holistically and collaborates with people to find what helps most. She often blends person-centred work with ideas from cognitive behavioural therapy and attachment-based approaches when those techniques suit a person’s needs. Sessions are intended to be a supportive place to talk about loss, stress, relationships and life changes.

She has five years' experience as a counsellor and nine years of maternity-related experience within the NHS. That background contributes to her particular interest in antenatal and postnatal difficulties, pregnancy loss, birth trauma and grief. Amy is also an accredited practitioner with the Foundation for Infant Loss.

Personal experience caring for a child with special educational needs has informed her interest in neurodiversity, including autism spectrum conditions and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She is interested in supporting parents and carers who are juggling caring roles alongside other life demands.

Amy’s range of concerns includes anxiety, depression, grief, parenting and relationship issues, stress and compassion fatigue, as well as eating, sleeping and self-esteem struggles. She also works with people dealing with chronic illness, addiction and codependency, among other areas.

How Amy’s approaches can work online

Amy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside a person-centred way of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and can support issues like anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and can help with grief, relationship strain and intimacy-related concerns. Amy’s person-centred stance prioritises listening and creating a welcoming space while treatment choices are explored.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amy will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals and preferences. That means discussing what feels helpful, trying things out, and adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

If you want online sessions, please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people take part without travelling. Many people find remote sessions useful for maintaining continuity of care while juggling parenting, work or caring responsibilities.