Sam Agnew, BACP
Sam Agnew is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of clinical experience.
About Sam
Sam Agnew is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of clinical experience. She uses a blended, client-focused approach to help people manage depression, stress and anxiety. Sam aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk about difficult experiences and work toward clearer goals.
Her practice draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people accept difficult feelings while taking steps that match their values.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different ways of coping. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about relationship patterns and how early experiences affect today. Sam has supported people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar mood challenges and issues connected to sexuality and identity.
She also works with concerns such as sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, chronic illness, caregiver stress and career transitions. Her background includes helping people with autism, ADHD and attachment difficulties. Sessions are collaborative.
Sam listens first, then agrees a plan together that fits each person’s needs. She emphasises practical steps alongside exploring personal meaning and values. Her counselling style is warm and direct.
People can expect clear explanations, exercises to try between sessions and steady encouragement to build new coping habits.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394406 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Sam works with
Everything Sam lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- 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
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- 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
- 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
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sam 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
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Sam will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and how they react to different methods. Together they decide which ideas to try and adapt those methods as therapy proceeds so the work fits the person’s life.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time are limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for short check-ins, ongoing coaching between sessions, or when someone prefers typed conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Frequently asked
What issues does Sam work with?
Sam helps people with a wide range of concerns including depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and grief. She also supports clients facing relationship, career, sleep and eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends person-centred listening with practical methods such as ACT and CBT. Sessions mix supportive conversation, skill-building and agreed exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Sam has nine years of professional practice working with diverse mental health and life concerns. That experience includes work with trauma, addiction and neurodiversity related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Sam holds BACP accreditation and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts clients from other countries.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Sam?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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