Sam Cox, BACP

Sam Cox is a counsellor who helps people when life feels stuck or overwhelming. He works at a pace that suits each person and focuses on building a trusting working relationship. Sessions aim to help people make sense of their feelings and decide on practical next steps.

Sam offers support for a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and depression. He also helps with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, chronic illness and caregiving stress, and aspects of sexual expression such as BDSM and kink. He accepts clients from the United Kingdom and international clients who communicate in English.

With four years of professional experience, Sam practises as an integrative psychotherapist. His work draws on person-centred and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand how past relationships and experiences influence current feelings and behaviours. That understanding is used to plan changes people want to make.

Sam trained in psychotherapy at The Mary Ward Centre and Kingston College, London. His background includes roles in the NHS, the English prison service, student wellbeing centres, Shelter housing services, the UK criminal justice system, family health centres, general practice settings, and addiction services.

In a first session he will ask about current difficulties, personal history, relationships, strengths and goals. The focus is to build clarity about what matters to the client and agree practical steps to move forward.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Sam draws on person-centred work that focuses on your experience in the moment. This approach means the sessions prioritise listening, empathy and exploring what you need right now. It can help when you want straightforward support to talk things through and build self-understanding.

He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and events affect current feelings and patterns. That can help when problems keep repeating or when you want to understand the roots of anxiety, low mood or relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sam will discuss options with each person and decide what fits best based on needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change as work progresses.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and fitting into work or family schedules. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that suits someone better. Since session formats are not specified in the biography, please check the current options before booking to see which formats are offered.