Samantha Salmon, BACP

Samantha Salmon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief and self-esteem concerns. She draws on 12 years of recent experience to support people through difficult times. Samantha speaks English and works from a person-focused stance that aims to make conversations straightforward and useful.

Samantha believes people are the experts in their own stories and builds on existing strengths. She offers steady, practical support for those coping with trauma and abuse and for people facing the emotional fallout of separation or domestic violence. She also helps with panic attacks, low self-worth, and issues around sexuality and control.

Her background includes extended work in domestic abuse services and employee assistance programme settings, where she spent several years supporting people back into work and education. That experience shaped a pragmatic approach to problem solving and safety-focused conversations. Samantha has also worked with young people in outreach roles, helping those excluded from school re-engage with community and learning.

In sessions she blends listening with clear, goal-focused steps. Techniques might include noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing new coping strategies, and practising mindful ways to reduce stress. The focus is on small, achievable changes that fit into everyday life rather than quick fixes.

People who want straightforward, respectful support often choose Samantha when they need help with chronic pain, isolation, midlife questions, or complex feelings like shame and guilt. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to find a time to meet.

How Samantha uses therapy approaches online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and find their own answers to relationship, grief, or self-esteem issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and works on small experiments to change unhelpful patterns; it is often useful for anxiety, panic and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will discuss options and agree the best fit together, based on the person's goals, day-to-day life and what feels most helpful. That collaborative step helps shape whether the work is more reflective, skill-based or solution-focused.

For practical online arrangements, please confirm the session formats available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work, medical appointments or caring duties and can cut travel time. Some approaches suit shorter, focused check-ins while others benefit from longer conversations, and Samantha will help decide how to structure sessions to match a person's needs.