Samuel Fawcett, BACP

Samuel Fawcett is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He draws on his own journey with obsessive-compulsive disorder to inform how he supports people who struggle with anxiety and OCD. Samuel aims to create a space where clients can talk honestly about what they are facing without feeling judged.

He uses approaches such as exposure and response prevention and cognitive-behavioural techniques to address worried thoughts and repetitive behaviours. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and compassion-focused methods are also mentioned in his practice. Samuel balances behaviour-focused work with attention to the whole person, including values, identity and life direction.

Many clients come with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, attachment difficulties, guilt or shame, or issues around infidelity and sexual dysfunction. He also lists support for men’s issues, self-love, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and social anxiety or phobia. Samuel adapts the pace and style of sessions to the individual rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.

Sessions aim to reduce distressing behaviours while helping clients notice what matters to them. He blends practical exercises with reflective conversation. This gives space to build new habits and to explore life purpose and values.

Samuel invites people who want hands-on tools alongside personal exploration to consider working together. He encourages prospective clients to read the profile and use the site's Start Therapy process to begin a conversation.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online work

Exposure and response prevention is a behavioural method that gently helps people face feared thoughts or situations while reducing compulsive responses. It is commonly used for obsessive-compulsive patterns and related anxiety. Cognitive-behavioural techniques focus on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts, then practising alternative responses to reduce distress and improve functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Samuel treats the choice of method as collaborative, matching exercises and discussion to each person’s needs, goals and preferences. He will review progress and adjust methods if something is not helpful.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the exact session formats before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, because they avoid travel and can be scheduled around work or childcare. Online work also allows practical tasks to be done between sessions in real-life settings, and some people prefer shorter check-ins by phone when bandwidth or time is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can use different formats, so check the current options when you start the process.