- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Amy
Amy Houston is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people facing relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, parenting challenges and addiction concerns. She presents a calm and approachable presence to help people take the first step towards change. Amy aims to make sessions a straightforward place to talk.
She encourages open, non-judgemental conversation about what is worrying someone right now. Practical concerns and everyday feelings are named and discussed so they become easier to manage.
Background and approach
Her background includes three years of professional practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That experience has involved helping people work through grief, intimacy-related issues, career stress and coping with life changes. In sessions Amy focuses on listening closely and responding to each person's needs.
She uses the client-centred approach to help people feel heard and to guide the direction of therapy together. The process is collaborative and paced to suit the individual. People who come to Amy often want help with communication problems, body image, ADHD-related concerns, or dealing with guilt and shame.
She also supports those coping with divorce and separation, domestic violence and substance misuse, working step by step through practical next actions and emotional challenges.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amy helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Amy lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How client-centred care works online
Amy draws primarily on client-centred therapy, which means the counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s lead. The focus is on understanding feelings and making sense of what matters most to the individual; this approach can help with low self-esteem, grief, relationship strains and parenting concerns.The overall process is collaborative. Amy will work with the person to choose what to focus on and which ways of working feel most helpful. Finding the right approach is part of the work together and can be adjusted as needs and goals change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter updates, reflections between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility and practical access to a registered professional from different locations.
Questions people ask about Amy
What kinds of concerns can I talk about with this counsellor?
Amy works with a wide range of concerns including relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, parenting challenges, addictions and grief. She also helps with communication issues, body image and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred approach that focuses on listening and responding to each person's priorities. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to what the client needs in the moment.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience supporting people with a broad range of emotional and practical difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed for this counsellor?
The counsellor is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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