Samantha Johnson, NCPS

Samantha Johnson is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling stuck or overwhelmed in midlife and beyond. She offers a calm, warm presence where people can talk through stress, anxiety, low mood and questions about life purpose. Samantha uses clear, practical ways to help people take small steps forward and feel steadier day to day.

Samantha trained as a Person-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, and she holds NCPS, which is the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. She has practised since 2020 and brings experience from work in schools and community settings. That background shaped how she listens for what matters in everyday life.

Her approach mixes person-centred listening with structured CBT tools. Sessions often include gentle listening, reflecting what is said, then trying out practical strategies for managing thoughts, stress or panic. She tailors the balance of listening and skills to each person’s needs.

Samantha has worked with children and adults and spent time supporting pupils with additional needs in education. That work involved helping parents, coordinating with other professionals, and understanding how home and school stress can connect. Her experience informs how she thinks about family pressures and caregiver stress.

People come to Samantha for things like parenting strain, relationship communication problems, body image worries, grief, financial stress and the practical side of life change. She will work with each person to set realistic steps and check how things are changing between sessions.

Approaches you might use in online sessions

Person-Centred therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The therapist listens without judgment and reflects what matters to the person. This approach helps people clarify values, feel accepted and gain confidence to make changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical experiments and exercises to reduce anxiety, manage panic and change patterns that keep people stuck. CBT is useful for stress, low mood and panic attacks.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about what feels helpful and try different ways of working. That collaborative process means methods can be adjusted to match goals, preferences and pace.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, please confirm which formats are offered before booking. Many people find that remote appointments help them attend more consistently and bring issues straight from everyday life into the session.