About Sama
Sama Koroma is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with more than 15 years of experience. He helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or depression, and those coping with grief, relationship struggles, or difficult life changes. Sama also supports people facing issues around identity and LGBT matters, addictions, and workplace strain.
Sama works in a direct and collaborative way. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters now.
Background and approach
He listens for patterns from the past that keep repeating, and helps clients spot small changes that make daily life easier. Practical strategies are offered alongside space to reflect and feel heard. His style draws on client-centred principles, so the person in the room is the expert on their life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas help when relationships and connection are central concerns. Psychodynamic and existential perspectives are also used to examine meaning, early patterns and how past experiences shape present choices. Over his career Sama has supported people with a wide range of concerns, including parenting questions, eating and body image struggles, anger, ADHD, bipolar mood difficulties and compassion fatigue.
He pays attention to attachment and family of origin issues when they are relevant to a person’s current situation. If someone wants to begin, they can start by using the site’s Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire. That information is used to arrange the next steps and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What Sama works with
Everything Sama lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Sama is listed here; the rest shows what else Sama works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sama lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective and priorities. The counsellor offers active listening and reflection so people can clarify their values and make choices that suit them. This approach is useful for stress, self-esteem and life decisions.Emotionally-Focused Therapy aims to map emotional patterns in close relationships and help people shift how they respond. It can be helpful when attachment, communication and intimacy are central concerns. Techniques support naming feelings and practising new interaction patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with a person about their needs, goals and preferences, and then suggest a way forward. This is a collaborative process and can change as therapy progresses.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to see a counsellor from a different location, including international clients, while preserving the same therapeutic principles used in face-to-face work.
Questions people ask about Sama
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor address?
Sama works with stress, anxiety and depression as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues. He also helps with grief, trauma, addiction and LGBT-related concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The approach is warm and collaborative, with conversational sessions that focus on practical steps and emotional understanding. Sama combines listening with suggestions people can try between meetings.
What background and experience does he have?
He has 15 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of issues, from career and parenting concerns to mood disorders and compassion fatigue.
What professional accreditation does he hold and where is he based?
Sama is accredited with the BACP, and he practises from the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the therapist biography.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sama?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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