Samantha Salmon

Samantha Salmon is a BACP counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief and low self‑esteem. She speaks plainly and aims to create a steady, respectful space where clients can talk through what feels hard. Samantha’s style centres on recognising each person’s strengths and building practical steps forward.

Samantha has 12 years of counselling experience working across several settings in the United Kingdom. She also spent a decade supporting people affected by domestic abuse and more than seven years working in employee assistance programmes. Those roles included line management responsibilities for five years, and work supporting young people to reconnect with education and community life.

Her approach is rooted in client‑centred principles, so sessions are shaped around what the person brings. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help recognise unhelpful thought patterns and on mindfulness practices to calm the body and mind. Solution‑focused tools are used to identify achievable next steps and small changes that make a difference.

In practical terms, Samantha focuses on listening first, then working with clients to set realistic goals. She can help people manage panic and anxiety, process grief, cope with chronic pain or illness, and address issues like control, communication problems and the fallout from divorce or separation.

People are encouraged to move at their own pace and to use the therapist’s guidance to try new strategies between sessions. Samantha frames the work as collaborative, with an emphasis on restoring confidence and finding clearer ways to handle everyday pressures.

How Samantha’s approaches work in online sessions

Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. The therapist helps you name what matters most and supports choices that feel right. This approach suits people who need time to feel heard and to clarify goals.

Cognitive behavioural therapy offers straightforward techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It can help with panic, anxiety, low mood and relationship patterns by breaking problems into manageable steps. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices to reduce reactivity and to calm bodily tension, which often helps with stress and chronic pain.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will discuss options and adapt methods based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative so techniques are tried and reviewed together rather than imposed.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions more easily into a busy week and reducing travel time. Some people find shorter check‑ins easier to schedule around work or caring duties, while others prefer approaches that include brief between‑session tasks they can use day to day. Confirm the current session options before booking so arrangements match your needs, since specific formats are set by the therapist.