Samantha Wilkinson, BACP
Supportive counsellor using narrative approaches
Details
| Name | Samantha Wilkinson |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 6 |
About Samantha
Samantha Wilkinson is a counsellor who works with people through practical, story-based approaches. She draws on Narrative ideas and other therapies to help people make sense of stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. Samantha is a BACP counsellor with six years of experience in the United Kingdom.
She believes clients are experts in their own stories and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. Conversations focus on what matters to the person and on small steps that fit into everyday life.
Background and approach
Samantha has a particular interest in supporting neurodivergent people and those facing relationship or intimacy-related worries. She also helps with sleep and eating concerns, parenting strain, career pressure, addiction issues and coping after trauma or loss. Clients working with mood differences such as depression or bipolar may find practical ways to manage day-to-day challenges.
Her style mixes listening with structured tools when useful. That can include noticing unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviours between sessions, and retelling difficult experiences to reduce their hold. The aim is clearer choices rather than labels.
Sessions can take place by video, phone, live chat or messaging to fit different schedules. Samantha accepts clients from the UK and internationally. To get started, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first appointment.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Samantha works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- 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
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- 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
- Personality disorders
- 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
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Jungian Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Samantha directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Samantha directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and acceptance approaches work online
Many sessions draw on Narrative Therapy, which helps people tell and reshape the stories that guide their choices. This method is useful for identity, relationship and self-esteem concerns because it focuses on meanings and alternative ways of understanding a problem.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is also used. ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that match their values. That can be practical for anxiety, low mood and chronic stress.
Attachment-based ideas inform the way relationships and early patterns are discussed. These conversations aim to help people recognise repeated patterns and try different ways of relating in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals and comfort. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses and adjusted if something does not feel helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is close to a face-to-face feel, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, chat suits shorter check-ins, and messages work well for ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility for different schedules and situations, so people can fit therapy around work, home life and other commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does this counsellor help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief and coping with life changes, plus relationship and intimacy-related concerns and addiction issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and narrative-informed, with practical tools from cognitive and acceptance-based work when helpful.
What experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a wide range of issues, and particular interest in neurodivergent clients.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She works from the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as provided in her profile.
Which languages and countries are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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