Counsellor profile
Sam Cox, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and Trauma
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Psychodynamic work
- Accepts international clients
About Sam
Counsellor Sam Cox is a BACP member with four years' experience offering counselling in the United Kingdom. He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. Sessions are held with the relationship between counsellor and client at the centre of the work.
Sam uses an integrative psychotherapeutic style that blends person-centred and psychodynamic ideas. He aims to help people understand how past relationships and experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. Conversations focus on what someone is living with now and how earlier events connect to those patterns.
Sam trained in psychotherapy at The Mary Ward Centre and Kingston College in London. His background includes work in a range of settings, including the NHS, prison service, student wellbeing centres, housing support, family health centres, GP practices and addiction services. This practical experience informs how he structures sessions and responds to different needs.
In sessions, Sam will ask about presenting concerns and personal history. People can expect to talk about symptoms, relationships, strengths and goals. The pace is set by the person attending, with Sam working collaboratively to clarify what they want to change and why.
Sam also supports people dealing with areas such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and bereavement. He accepts clients based internationally and conducts work in English. Before booking, people should confirm current session options and practical arrangements.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Sam uses an integrative approach rooted in person-centred and psychodynamic ideas. Person-centred work focuses on the here-and-now of the person’s experience, listening to what matters most and helping people describe their feelings and goals. Psychodynamic work looks at patterns that come from earlier relationships and life events and helps connect those patterns to present difficulties.These approaches can help with issues such as anxiety, low mood, trauma responses and problems with attachment. Sam will discuss what seems most useful and adapt the emphasis as the work progresses. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the collaborative process between counsellor and client.
The profile does not specify which session formats are offered. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family life, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when needed. It also allows people to have sessions from different locations if that suits their day-to-day routine.
Areas of expertise
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Sam help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also supports people with related concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues and caregiver stress.
What is his therapeutic style?
Sam works in an integrative way combining person-centred and psychodynamic ideas. That means he focuses on the therapy relationship and looks at how past experiences affect current feelings and behaviour.
How much experience does he have?
He has four years' experience working as a professional counsellor and psychotherapist in a variety of settings.
Which professional body is he a member of?
Sam is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In what language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts clients from outside the UK as well.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current options with Sam before booking.
How are fees charged?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.