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Samantha Lawson, BACP

Samantha Lawson is a counsellor who trained in the United Kingdom and has four years of professional experience.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Self esteem
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About Samantha

Samantha Lawson is a counsellor who trained in the United Kingdom and has four years of professional experience. She completed a year-long placement with over 100 clinical hours and has since carried out a large number of live sessions supporting people through difficult life moments. Her background includes work with addiction, relationship challenges, low motivation, self-esteem concerns and depression.

Samantha uses an integrative style that adapts to each person. She draws on different approaches so the work matches what an individual needs, rather than forcing one method on everyone.

Background and approach

Sessions move at the client's pace and focus on practical steps as well as emotional insight. She believes people already hold strengths that can help them change. The counsellor helps identify those resources and shows how to use them when feelings feel overwhelming.

Conversations are aimed at clearer thinking, steadier moods and better day-to-day coping. Common topics people bring include trauma and abuse, intimacy-related worries, sleep problems and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus listed by Samantha include abandonment, attachment issues, body image and communication problems among others.

Samantha aims to work collaboratively so goals are clear from the start. She balances short-term, solution-focused work with deeper exploration when needed. The result is a practical, grounded approach that suits people looking for both immediate relief and longer-term change.

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BACP	399600	April 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Samantha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Addictions
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Career difficulties
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Samantha names

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How Samantha's approaches work online

Samantha draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT is useful when worry or avoidance gets in the way of living a meaningful life. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to break unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns with practical exercises and goal-focused work. CBT can help with depression, low motivation and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey. Samantha will talk through options and together decide what fits best with a person's concerns, goals and preferences. That means some sessions may focus on skills and practical tools, while others look deeper at patterns from the past.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins and messaging can suit people who prefer writing or need flexible timing. These options help make therapy easier to fit around work, family and day-to-day life.

Frequently asked

What concerns does Samantha commonly help with?

She supports people with addictions, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, among other issues such as trauma and abuse and intimacy-related worries.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Samantha uses an integrative, collaborative style that blends practical problem-solving with emotional exploration to match each person's needs and pace.

How much professional experience does she have?

She has four years of professional experience, including a year-long placement of over 100 hours and many live counselling sessions.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does she offer online?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are fees handled and how do I begin?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.