Samantha Wilkinson
Practical, person-focused counselling for real life
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About Samantha
Samantha Wilkinson uses practical, person-focused counselling to help people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or big life changes. She introduces clear ways to manage difficult thoughts and feelings and supports people trying to build confidence, motivation and better everyday coping. Samantha has six years of professional experience and holds BACP registration with practice in the United Kingdom.
She brings particular interest in neurodiversity and often works with people exploring how ADHD or autism affects daily life and relationships.
Background and approach
She also helps people who are facing grief, trauma, addiction concerns, mood changes or career stress. Her approach draws on therapies that teach skills as well as explore patterns. Sessions may include noticing thoughts and values, working on communication, and learning practical strategies to reduce anxiety or improve sleep.
She invites each person to set goals and to work at a pace that suits them. Samantha describes the person in the room as the expert on their life. She focuses on strengths and small, achievable steps so change feels manageable.
The process aims to give tools people can use between sessions as well as time to reflect in conversation. To begin, Samantha asks people to share what matters to them and what they hope to change. She supports that work with warmth and direct skills practice, helping people move from feeling stuck to having clearer choices and routines they can try.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 405590
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Samantha's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Samantha works with
Everything Samantha lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Samantha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Samantha works online
Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on skills training, values-based change or exploring relational patterns, and they adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Please confirm session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use exercises and tools between meetings so learning continues in everyday life. Registered or accredited professionals adapt exercises and pacing so the work stays practical and relevant to each person's situation.
Questions and answers
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Samantha helps with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar.
What is the therapy style like?
The style is practical and person-focused, blending skill teaching with reflective conversation. Techniques come from approaches that address thoughts, behaviours and attachment patterns.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has six years of professional experience supporting people through life changes and mental health challenges, with a particular interest in neurodiversity.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential do they hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started if I want to work with this counsellor?
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