About Sam
Sam Agnew is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sam draws on nine years of professional experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and relationship concerns.
Sam uses an integrative style that draws on several well known approaches. She adapts sessions to individual needs and focuses on practical ways to relieve distress. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at helping people make changes that matter in daily life.
Background and approach
Her work addresses a wide range of issues including ADHD and autism-related coping, substance use and recovery, LGBT concerns, grief, parenting strain and intimacy-related matters. She also supports people facing career change, chronic health challenges, body image and low self-esteem. Sam describes her practice as transpersonal and integrative, which means she attends to emotional, relational and personal meaning when that is relevant.
She combines techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioural approaches and attachment-based thinking as appropriate for each person. People who choose Sam can expect a calm, respectful space where the counsellor helps plan steps forward. She emphasises practical tools alongside exploration of deeper issues.
Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process, paced to suit the individual.
What Sam works with
Everything Sam lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Sam is listed here; the rest shows what else Sam works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sam lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Sam uses evidence-based approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and teaches practical skills to reduce symptoms like depression, anxiety and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current bonds and helps people build more supported ways of relating when intimacy or relationship issues cause distress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sam will discuss goals and preferences and adapt techniques in collaboration with each person. That way the plan fits what the individual needs, whether that means short-term skills work or exploring deeper patterns over time.
The biography does not list specific online session types, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online counselling easier to fit into a busy week, since sessions can be scheduled around work or family time. Online sessions can also make it simpler to have shorter check-ins, avoid travel, or continue therapy when relocating internationally. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can explain practical arrangements and help choose a format that suits each person's day-to-day life.
Questions people ask about Sam
What types of problems does this counsellor help with?
Sam supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and relationship concerns, among other issues like grief, eating and sleeping problems, and career worries.
What is Sam's therapeutic style?
She practises an integrative, transpersonal approach and adapts methods to the person's needs, drawing on client-centred, ACT, CBT, DBT and attachment-based ideas.
How much experience does she have?
Sam has nine years of professional work experience helping people with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Sam is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients attend?
Sessions are offered in English and Sam accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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