Samantha Ryan, BACP

Samantha Ryan offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult experiences and everyday pressures. She introduces herself clearly and lets clients set the pace. Samantha uses a person-centred stance and a trauma-informed outlook to honour each person’s story and the courage it takes to seek help.

She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Relationship strain, grief, addictions and issues around intimacy and body image are also areas she works with. Samantha supports people coping with life changes, parenting concerns, sleeping and eating difficulties, and ADHD-related challenges.

Samantha has ten years of practice experience. Her background includes four years at a charity supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse, a year working in a hospital with people affected by cancer, and a year at a women’s centre offering counselling across many issues. She also offers counselling in independent practice in England and has worked with an online counselling service.

In sessions she aims to help people feel safer with their own thoughts and feelings. She listens with empathy and helps clients notice patterns, practice new responses, and build on small changes. Samantha stays alongside people through hard moments and also marks progress and breakthroughs.

She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Samantha works in English and accepts international clients. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How Samantha uses person-centred and trauma-focused approaches online

Samantha works from two main approaches that shape online work. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening closely, offering empathy and following the client’s lead. It helps people feel heard, clearer about their choices, and more able to try new ways of coping.

Trauma-focused therapy pays attention to the effects of past harm and supports people to process painful memories and reactions at a pace they can manage. This approach is often used for survivors of abuse and for people who carry distressing memories that affect day-to-day life.

Finding the best way to work together is part of the early sessions. Samantha will collaborate with each person to choose what feels right, checking in about goals, timing and comfort levels. She aims to tailor the approach as therapy progresses and as needs change.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy routine, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. They also make it possible to keep continuity if someone moves city or country. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find online formats help maintain momentum between in-person appointments, but check details with Samantha when you begin.