Samantha Salmon, BACP

Samantha Salmon is a United Kingdom-based therapist who brings 12 years of professional experience to her practice. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and challenges around self-esteem. Her practice also supports clients dealing with chronic pain, illness and disability, communication problems, control issues, separation and divorce, and other complex life stresses.

Samantha's background includes work in domestic abuse services, roles within employee assistance programmes, and experience supporting young people as a youth practitioner. She has also held management responsibilities within those settings, which inform a practical and empathic approach to offering help. Those varied roles contribute to her ability to understand different personal and workplace pressures and to work with people at many stages of life.

She follows a strengths-based, collaborative stance that recognises the individual as the expert in their own story. Samantha draws on Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, and Mindfulness-informed methods to tailor support to each person's needs and goals. She is accredited with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - a recognised professional body for counsellors and therapists in the UK.

Samantha aims to create a supportive space where clients can explore change, build coping skills, and work toward a more fulfilling life. She encourages those considering therapy to take the first step and reach out when they are ready.

Approaches that inform online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the client’s own goals and strengths guide the work. It helps people who need acceptance, empathy, and support to explore feelings and make meaning of difficult experiences.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and offers practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, panic, low mood, and stress-related problems where step-by-step tools can support coping and symptom reduction.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple, present-focused practices that help people notice thoughts and sensations without becoming overwhelmed. It can be useful for managing stress, improving emotional regulation, and reducing reactivity to difficult memories or triggers.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and will be decided collaboratively. Samantha will work with each person to identify which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences and may blend elements of different approaches as appropriate.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or caregiving responsibilities. Registered professionals can provide structured, effective support remotely, making it easier to fit therapy into everyday life while maintaining continuity of care.