Sam Agnew, BACP

Sam Agnew is a BACP-registered therapist based in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She works as an integrative transpersonal psychotherapist, combining insights from multiple therapeutic traditions to address emotional, relational, and existential concerns. Her practice supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family difficulties, neurodiversity-related challenges such as ADHD and autism, and a wide range of intimacy and identity issues including LGBT matters.

Sam draws on a broad toolkit to tailor therapy to each person’s needs, blending approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical skills where appropriate. This flexible, person-focused way of working aims to help clients build self-awareness, strengthen coping skills, and pursue meaningful change across life domains from career and parenting to sleep, eating, and managing chronic conditions.

She approaches every client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, inviting collaboration in setting goals and shaping the therapeutic plan. Sam frames the first step toward greater wellbeing as an act of courage and offers guidance, information, and steady support throughout the therapeutic journey. BACP indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support with Sam Agnew

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and teaches practical skills to act in line with those values even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that feel stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relational patterns and how they shape current relationships and emotional responses; it can be helpful for issues such as intimacy concerns, abandonment, family conflict, and attachment difficulties. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental collaborative relationship in which the therapist listens deeply and helps clients explore their own goals and strengths.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Sam will collaborate with each person to identify which methods or combination of methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps ensure therapy is relevant and responsive to individual circumstances.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging make it easier to fit support into busy lives, to access therapists from different locations, and to continue consistent care during life transitions. Registered professionals can deliver effective, supportive therapy through these formats while working with clients toward meaningful change.