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Samuel Fawcett, BACP

Helping people with anxiety and OCD

3 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Samuel

Samuel Fawcett is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He draws on his own lived experience of OCD to shape a practical and empathetic way of working. He often supports people who are anxious or struggling with obsessive thoughts and behaviours.

Samuel also helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Samuel blends behavioural techniques like exposure and response prevention with cognitive approaches to reduce unhelpful thinking.

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Background and approach

He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters most to them. Compassion-focused work appears in sessions to address shame, guilt and self-criticism. He aims to meet each person as an individual rather than a diagnosis.

Sessions include practical steps to reduce distress and time to reflect on values and life direction. Clients often set small, achievable goals and track progress between meetings. Samuel is mindful that some people feel put off by strict behavioural programmes.

He adapts his style to suit each person's comfort and pace. That might mean more talking, more creative tasks, or a mix of hands-on exercises and reflective conversation. His practice covers a range of concerns including attachment issues, forgiveness, infidelity, sexual dysfunction, men's issues, and social anxiety.

Samuel works to help people rebuild confidence, repair intimate connections, and move toward clearer life purpose.

Therapeutic approaches for anxiety and OCD online

Samuel commonly uses exposure and response prevention, which involves guided, gradual facing of feared thoughts or situations while letting compulsive responses reduce. This method is aimed at weakening the cycle of obsessions and compulsions and is often paired with practical homework tasks.

He also draws on cognitive techniques to help spot and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns, and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify personal values and build committed action. These approaches help people manage difficult feelings while still moving toward what matters to them.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then try practical methods together. Adjustments are made as work progresses so the plan suits the individual's pace and comfort.

Online sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video can support face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone work is useful when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around daily life.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Samuel help with?
He supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, obsessive thoughts and compulsions. He also addresses relationship and intimacy-related issues and related concerns such as shame, guilt and life purpose.
How would he work with anxiety or OCD?
His approach often mixes behavioural techniques with cognitive tools and acceptance-based strategies. Sessions combine practical steps to reduce distress with discussion about values and goals.
What background does he bring to therapy?
He has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and personal lived experience of OCD that informs his approach.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a member of BACP and provides counselling from the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not currently working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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