Sam Cox, BACP
Sam Cox is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship problems, trauma and depression.
About Sam
Sam Cox is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship problems, trauma and depression. He writes plainly and works at a pace that suits each person. Sam emphasises the therapeutic relationship as the centre of the work and aims to make starting therapy less daunting for people who feel stuck.
He has four years' experience working as a professional therapist and trained in psychotherapy at The Mary Ward Centre and Kingston College, London.
Background and approach
His background includes roles with the NHS, the English prison service, student wellbeing centres, Shelter housing services, GP practices, addiction services and other parts of the criminal justice system. Sam describes his approach as integrative, combining a person-centred focus with psychodynamic ideas. He helps people look at how past relationships and early experiences shape current feelings and patterns of behaviour.
That understanding is used to open up different ways of responding and living. Sessions are collaborative. Sam asks about current concerns, personal history, relationships, strengths and goals so that people can set realistic priorities together.
He adapts how he works to fit modern life and busy schedules. He offers support for a wide range of issues including bereavement, anger, loneliness, self-esteem, ADHD, chronic stress and long-term health challenges. Sam is comfortable working online and aims to reduce travel and time pressures so therapy can fit into everyday life.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 400637 | February 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sam lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- 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
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- 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
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Sam works in an integrative way that blends person-centred work and psychodynamic ideas. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and the client’s own pace to help people feel understood and make changes that matter. Psychodynamic work looks at how early relationships and past experiences shape current feelings and patterns, which can help when anxiety, trauma or repetition of unhelpful relationship patterns are present.Choosing the right approach is part of the work itself. Sam treats this as a collaborative process - he listens to your goals and preferences, explains options in plain language, and together you decide what to try and how to adjust it over time. He aims for practical steps that fit your life rather than a fixed method imposed from the start.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, family and other commitments.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Sam focus on?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and depression, plus many related issues such as bereavement and self-esteem.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
Sam uses an integrative approach that is person-centred with psychodynamic influence, helping people understand how past relationships affect current feelings.
What experience does he bring?
He has four years experience and has worked in settings including the NHS, prison services, student wellbeing centres, Shelter and addiction services.
What professional credential does he hold and where is he based?
Sam lists BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees arranged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What happens when I want to start?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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