Samantha Wilkinson, BACP
Samantha Wilkinson uses client-centred and evidence-informed approaches to help people manage difficult moments and build clearer coping strategies.
About Samantha
Samantha Wilkinson uses client-centred and evidence-informed approaches to help people manage difficult moments and build clearer coping strategies. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques alongside acceptance-based ideas to support practical change. Samantha aims to make therapy straightforward and doable for people who are feeling overwhelmed.
Samantha holds BACP registration, which indicates professional membership in the United Kingdom. She has six years of practice experience and has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar mood difficulties.
Background and approach
She also addresses trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and compassion fatigue. She has a particular interest in neurodiversity and in supporting people with ADHD and autism spectrum traits. Samantha also helps people with relationship and intimacy-related issues, communication problems, and the strain of caregiving and blended family dynamics.
Other focus areas include eating and sleeping problems, body image, and challenges around commitment and control. In sessions Samantha uses short, practical exercises alongside reflective conversation. She encourages people to notice patterns, test small changes, and build skills such as emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Therapy aims are agreed together so each person can move at a pace that suits them. Online and remote options are available, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 405590 | January 2027 |
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 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.
Online support
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect current connections. This can be useful when addressing intimacy-related problems, communication issues, or feelings tied to abandonment and caregiving stress. Samantha works collaboratively, so she will help a person research and choose the approaches that fit their needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy with her is available using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be less bandwidth intensive and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or messaging suits shorter check-ins, written reflection, or times when someone prefers not to use audio. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around life commitments and changing schedules.
Frequently asked
What sorts of issues can Samantha help with?
Samantha works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and addictions. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, caregiving stress, eating and sleeping problems, and body image concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and practical. Sessions combine reflective conversation with hands-on techniques from cognitive behavioural and acceptance-based approaches to build skills and try small changes.
How much experience does she have?
Samantha has six years of professional experience working with diverse life challenges and supports including neurodiversity-related concerns and compassion fatigue.
Where is Samantha based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, indicating membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What formats do her sessions use?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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