Sam Agnew, BACP

Sam Agnew is a counsellor who draws on several practical therapies to help people facing life’s pressures. She combines clear, goal-focused work with an empathic manner. Sam aims to make sessions straightforward so people can talk honestly about stress, anxiety, addiction or losses.

Her approach mixes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based ideas. Sam uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try small changes and build routines that feel manageable. She also brings elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and a client-centred stance when it fits the person’s needs.

With nine years of experience, Sam has worked with people dealing with trauma, relationship strain, grief and long-term health or caregiving stress. She also supports those navigating ADHD, autism and identity or sexual-health concerns. Her background includes helping people sort practical problems alongside emotional recovery.

Sam describes her work as collaborative. She helps people set clear, realistic goals and then checks progress each session. When useful she blends different tools so therapy matches what someone wants to get from it.

Sam is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP. She practises in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, people follow the site’s matching steps and schedule with Sam according to her availability.

How Sam adapts evidence-based approaches for online care

Sam commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and focus on values and actions they care about. ACT can be useful for anxiety, chronic health worries and helping people keep living alongside difficult feelings.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical experiments that change mood and behaviour. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Attachment-based ideas guide how she looks at relationship patterns and early experiences that shape current struggles.

Choosing an approach is a shared decision. Sam works with each person to pick methods that match their goals and day-to-day life. She will review what is working and adapt the plan as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins during a workday and reduce travel time. If you want to try online work, raise practical preferences during the matching steps so arrangements can be made that suit your routine and needs.