About Samantha
Samantha Searl helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or overwhelmed by life changes. She supports people dealing with trauma, addictions, grief, self‑esteem and relationship or intimacy concerns. Samantha also offers help for sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, ADHD, career worries and compassion fatigue.
She works with a broad range of other issues including loneliness, body image, guilt and shame. Samantha takes a straightforward, calm approach. She listens first and follows the person’s pace.
How Samantha works
Conversations focus on what matters most right now so people feel clearer and less alone. Sessions are practical and down to earth rather than full of jargon. Her work draws on client‑centred principles, using the person’s own views as the starting point.
She also uses elements of psychodynamic thinking to look at patterns that repeat over time. Solution‑focused techniques help set achievable steps between sessions. Somatic ideas are brought in when the body holds stress or emotion.
Samantha has five years of experience and holds NCPS as a credential. She offers sessions from the United Kingdom in English, via video, phone, live chat or text messaging. International clients are not currently accepted.
People begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling sessions according to Samantha’s availability. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary by location and therapist availability.
Samantha lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Samantha works with
The areas below are the ones Samantha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Samantha’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client‑centred therapy puts the person’s own experience at the heart of sessions. Online conversations let Samantha listen closely to what matters to the individual and shape each session around their goals and pace. Psychodynamic ideas look at repeating patterns and life history; discussing these themes remotely can help spot the same patterns that affect daily choices and relationships. Solution‑focused therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and clear goals that can be agreed between sessions and tracked over time. These approaches can suit concerns like anxiety, grief, relationship strain and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will discuss different ways of working and decide together which methods feel most helpful. This is a collaborative process that can change as needs evolve, so techniques are adjusted to fit personal goals and preferences.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat or text‑based messaging provides shorter check‑ins and ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it simpler to get consistent help around work, caring duties or other commitments, while keeping therapy accessible from wherever someone is based in the United Kingdom.
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