Sam Pitt, BACP

Sam Pitt welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by jealousy, relationship strain, anxiety or life changes. She offers a calm, steady presence where someone can talk through painful experiences at their own pace. Sam is a counsellor with BACP accreditation and seven years of professional therapeutic experience.

Before moving into therapy, Sam spent 19 years working as a frontline medic in central London. That background shaped a grounded way of working and an ability to sit with difficult or distressing material without rushing the process. Sessions aim to help people feel more emotionally steady and able to make clearer choices.

Sam blends attachment-focused ideas with client-centred listening and practical cognitive behavioural tools. She uses these approaches to help people understand patterns in close relationships, tackle unhelpful thinking, and rehearse different ways of responding. Conversations are collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

The work commonly addresses relationship issues, jealousy, grief around separation, trauma and abuse, and the emotional impact of addiction. Sam also supports people with self-esteem, body image, stress, and ADHD-related difficulties. Her practice is informed by an awareness of LGBT experiences and the particular pressures some people face.

Sam encourages straightforward, everyday language in sessions. She helps people build small, manageable steps towards change and better coping. To begin, she asks people to share what matters most to them so sessions can be matched to their goals and rhythms.

How Sam's approaches translate to online work

Sam often draws on attachment-based ideas to help people notice relationship patterns and build more trusting connections. This approach looks at early and current bonds and how they shape reactions in close relationships, which can be useful for jealousy and commitment issues.

She also uses client-centred therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following what the person brings each session. That helps people feel heard and make sense of their priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy, when used, targets unhelpful thoughts and practises different responses to anxiety and stress in everyday situations.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a joint task. Sam will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals, needs and preferences. This is discussed openly and reviewed as the work progresses to ensure the approach stays relevant.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time and help maintain continuity when life is unsettled. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find that thoughtful planning helps online sessions feel as useful as face-to-face work.