- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Samantha
Samantha Holt is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety and parenting pressures. She also supports people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, addiction and grief. Samantha uses straightforward, empathetic conversation to help people get clearer about their next steps.
Samantha has five years of practice under the NCPS credential. She listens for how past events and attachment patterns shape current behaviour.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps people notice patterns, try small changes and find ways to cope day to day. Her background includes work across health and criminal justice settings. That experience means she is used to working with complex problems such as ongoing trauma, anger and difficulties linked to substance use.
She also has experience with issues tied to identity and personality differences. Samantha prefers a collaborative style. She works in a calm, non-judgemental way and encourages people to set practical goals.
The focus is on useful skills, clearer choices and rebuilding a sense of control after difficult events. Sessions cover both immediate practical strategies and deeper relationship themes. For parents, Samantha pays attention to how stress and attachment affect family life and routines.
The aim is to help people feel more able to manage parenting demands and to improve everyday interactions. People who choose Samantha can expect short, clear conversations and actionable steps between sessions. She adapts her approach to each person's needs and checks in regularly about progress and goals.
What Samantha works with
Everything Samantha lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Samantha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Samantha lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Samantha commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in her work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and behaviour. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and supports changes in how they relate to others. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process and Samantha treats it as a conversation. She will work with each person to identify goals and then suggest approaches that match their needs and preferences. That collaborative planning helps people feel more involved and clear about what to try next.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats let people access a therapist from different locations and create options that suit work, parenting and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Samantha
What kinds of problems does Samantha help with?
Samantha supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, addictions, grief and parenting-related pressures, among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a collaborative, calm and non-judgemental way, focusing on clear conversation, practical steps and helping people notice how attachment and past events affect current choices.
What relevant background does she bring?
She has five years of practice under the NCPS credential and experience working in health and criminal justice settings with complex presentations including trauma, anger and addiction.
Where is Samantha based and how is she credentialled?
She is located in the United Kingdom and holds the NCPS credential as listed in her profile.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Samantha accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the therapy subscription; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Samantha?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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