Sam Cox, BACP

Sam Cox is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship problems, addiction, trauma and depression. He works at a pace that suits each person and centres the relationship between counsellor and client. Sessions are collaborative and aim to help people understand their feelings, behaviours and needs in plain terms.

Sam has four years' experience as a professional therapist. He practises as an integrative psychotherapist, combining person-centred and psychodynamic ways of working. This means he spends time listening to what matters now, while also looking at past relationships and experiences to make sense of current patterns.

His training was completed at The Mary Ward Centre and Kingston College in London, and he has worked in a range of settings. These include the NHS, the English prison service, student wellbeing centres, Shelter housing services, family health centres, general practitioner clinics, addiction services and other parts of the UK criminal justice system.

In sessions Sam will ask about your current concerns and some background history. Expect questions about symptoms, relationships, strengths and goals so a clear plan can be formed together. He aims to keep language straightforward and to offer practical steps as the work unfolds.

Sam accepts international clients and offers therapy in English. Fees vary with location and are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Sam describes his work as integrative, blending person-centred and psychodynamic ways of working. Person-centred work means the focus is on the person's own experience, helping them feel heard and using that understanding to guide the work. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and building self-understanding.

Psychodynamic work involves looking at past relationships and experiences to identify patterns that show up now. This can help people make sense of repeated relationship difficulties, attachment issues and behaviours linked to earlier events.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sam will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then adapt the way he works with each person. That collaboration helps shape session pace and focus as therapy progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by reducing travel and time costs and allowing appointments at different times of day. The biography does not list specific session formats here, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work aims to provide the same therapeutic focus as face-to-face sessions while making appointments more practical for everyday life.