Sam Agnew, BACP
9 years in practice
Sam Agnew is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 394406 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sam
Sam Agnew is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of clinical experience. She offers a thoughtful, person-focused approach that helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction or grief. Sam writes plainly and listens closely so conversations stay practical and relevant to everyday life.
She draws on existential ideas to help people face big questions about meaning, purpose and identity. That perspective is combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-focused work when helpful, so sessions balance exploration with practical steps.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural techniques are used where changing patterns of thinking and behaviour can bring relief. Sam has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD and autism-related challenges, parenting strain, and mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar. She also supports people facing career crossroads, caregiving stress and chronic health struggles.
Her practice pays attention to sexual diversity and kink-affirming care when relevant. Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sam uses a tailored, collaborative process so each plan fits the person’s needs and life circumstances.
She aims to create a steady, non-judgemental space for honest conversation. Those who choose Sam are invited to reflect on values and practical goals together. She helps people identify small, manageable steps that match their priorities and capacity.
The work is steady, straightforward and focused on what will make day-to-day life feel more bearable and meaningful.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sam lists on their public professional profile, 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 counseling
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Existential work looks at questions of meaning, choice and identity. It helps people who feel stuck, empty or overwhelmed by life changes to name what matters and consider how they want to live. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches practical skills for living with difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to values-based action. It is useful for anxiety, depression and chronic stress where acceptance and clear goals matter.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Sam will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative stance means the approach can shift as progress or new issues arise.
Online work can make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer dialogue is helpful. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or suit people who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, written reflection and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These formats offer flexibility so therapy can continue around work, caring duties and travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Sam typically help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and a wide range of other difficulties such as ADHD, parenting strain and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sam combines an existential outlook with practical therapies. Sessions focus on values, meaning, and concrete steps to change thoughts and behaviours.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working with diverse mental health and life concerns in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are on record?
Sam holds BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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