About Sam
Sam Agnew is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who specialises in anxiety and related concerns. She holds BACP registration, and brings nine years of practical experience to conversations about stress, addiction, trauma and life changes. Her approach is calm and respectful and aims to make difficult topics easier to talk about.
Sam works from an integrative perspective. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based methods to suit each person she meets.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than jargon or long lectures. People consult Sam about a wide range of issues, including ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem, bipolar and depression, and coping with major life transitions. She also supports people navigating career stress, parenting strain and compassion fatigue, among other challenges.
Practical tools and talk are combined to help with day-to-day coping. Sam describes her style as compassionate and tailored. She listens for each person’s priorities and adjusts the work accordingly.
Expect a collaborative process where goals are set together and progress is reviewed regularly. Her background includes work with trauma, addictions and complex emotional difficulties, and she blends client-centred care with evidence-informed techniques. Sessions can be arranged online in different formats to fit a client’s routine and communication preference.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Sam commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting controlled by them, then take actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, avoidance and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches specific skills to reduce distress and improve coping in everyday life.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose or combine methods based on a person’s goals, preferences and the issues they bring. This means the plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel. Phone or text can be useful for quick check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, while video calls allow for a more face-to-face conversation. These options give flexibility and let people pick the way of working that best suits their routine and comfort.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior 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
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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