Sam Agnew, BACP

Sam Agnew is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who draws on a blend of practical talking therapies. She works from approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to help people facing difficult life changes. Sam holds BACP accreditation and has nine years of professional experience supporting people through complex challenges.

Sam focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, stress and depression alongside addiction and trauma. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures and career uncertainty. Midlife crisis is one of the life changes she lists among her areas of work.

Her way of working is straightforward and adaptable. Sessions typically involve clear goals, hands-on strategies and space to talk about painful feelings. She aims to help people build coping skills, improve relationships and find personal values that guide change.

Sam has experience with neurodiversity concerns such as ADHD and autism, and with LGBTQ issues. She also works with eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic health and caregiving stress, anger and self-esteem problems. These are woven into practical plans rather than abstract theory.

People who come to Sam can expect a collaborative approach. She listens first, then suggests steps that fit a person’s life. The emphasis is on small, realistic changes that add up to better day-to-day functioning and clearer direction for the future.

How Sam's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and building small, practical actions that match those values. It helps with anxiety, low mood and life transitions by shifting attention to meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and gives straightforward techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to improve emotional connection and self-understanding, which can help with intimacy issues and relationship strain.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Sam works collaboratively to decide which methods suit your needs and preferences. Early sessions are used to agree aims and to try approaches that fit your goals, and adjustments are made along the way if something does not feel helpful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep ongoing momentum when life changes are fast-paced. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists listed here, often combine talking, practical exercises and guided tasks that adapt well to remote sessions.