Samantha Lawson, BACP

Samantha Lawson is a counsellor with four years of professional experience who works from the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration, and she has completed a year-long placement that included over 100 hours of client contact. Samantha focuses on practical, down-to-earth support for people facing low motivation, depression, relationship strain and addiction-related concerns.

Her approach is flexible and draws on several methods to match each person’s needs. Samantha uses ideas from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, psychodynamic work and client-centred practice. She prefers to work collaboratively and at a pace that feels manageable for the person in front of her.

In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and everyday habits, and then try small, manageable changes. She also supports people to recognise their strengths and cope with difficult emotions. The work often mixes practical exercises with reflective conversation.

Samantha pays attention to issues like self-esteem, intimacy-related worries, sleep problems and compassion fatigue alongside trauma, grief and career stress. She also supports people concerned about control or attachment patterns, body image, codependency and various relationship strains.

Her style is warm and straightforward. She aims to create a calm, steady space where people can talk through what matters, try new ways of thinking, and take steps toward clearer priorities and better day-to-day routines.

How Samantha uses therapy approaches online

Samantha often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings come up. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to change daily routines and mood.

She also uses client-centred ideas to keep the work grounded in the person’s own goals. That means the therapist listens, reflects and follows your lead so the plan fits your needs. Deciding which approach to use is a shared process and can change as you make progress.

If you are considering online sessions, check the available session options before booking because the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Samantha will work with you to choose an approach and practical arrangement that suits your schedule and the kinds of things you want to address.