Samantha Wilkinson, BACP

Samantha Wilkinson is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She draws on six years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes. Samantha works with clients who are trying to manage mood concerns, relationship and intimacy questions, neurodivergence, addiction and issues around self‑esteem and motivation.

Samantha believes people already carry strengths that help them move forward. She listens without judgement and encourages practical steps alongside emotional work. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable changes that fit into everyday life.

Her background includes work with neurodivergent people and those coping with bereavement, chronic stress and relationship challenges. Samantha uses a mix of approaches so she can match the method to each person’s needs rather than using one fixed style.

Techniques she draws on include acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and increase meaningful action. Cognitive behavioural tools are used to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Attachment ideas inform how people relate to others and to themselves.

Samantha aims for a practical, warm tone in sessions. She helps people set realistic steps and reviews progress together. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book a session according to the available schedule.

How Samantha’s approaches can work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small practical steps towards those values, which can reduce the hold of unhelpful thoughts. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that cause distress and testing simple changes to improve mood and functioning. Attachment‑based ideas look at how early and current relationships shape how people trust and connect, useful for relationship concerns and self‑understanding.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will talk through goals and preferences and then suggest ways of working that suit the person’s situation. That discussion is collaborative and can change as people try different things and see what helps.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to meet without travel. It can also allow shorter check‑ins when that suits the day. The exact session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists using ACT and CBT, commonly adapt exercises for remote sessions so practical strategies and reflective conversation still form the core of the work.