About Samuel
Samuel Appiah works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and life changes. He is also experienced supporting issues around relationships, intimacy, addictions and parenting. Samuel uses a calm, respectful approach to help people find practical ways to cope and move forward.
He introduces simple tools and conversation rather than jargon. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on small steps that can make daily life easier. Samuel aims to create space for honest reflection and to build clearer routines and coping strategies.
How Samuel works
Samuel trained in counselling and coaching and holds the NCPS credential. He has five years of professional experience in independent practice and wellbeing settings. That background informs a blend of practical techniques and reflective conversation.
His work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to suit different needs. He adapts methods to the person’s goals, offering straightforward exercises alongside deeper exploration when helpful. The emphasis is on collaboration rather than fixed rules.
People often come to Samuel when they feel stuck after a life change, when sleep or appetite are affected, or when they want clearer boundaries in relationships. He also supports those coping with grief, trauma, career stress and questions about identity. Sessions aim to restore a sense of control and forward momentum.
Samuel lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Samuel works with
The areas below are the ones Samuel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace 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
Approaches you can expect in online sessions
Samuel often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT offers clear exercises and small experiments that can reduce anxiety and lift low mood.He also draws on Existential ideas to help people find meaning during life changes. This approach focuses on values, choice and how someone wants to live going forward.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samuel will discuss different ways of working and agree on an approach together based on the person's goals and preferences. He treats this as a collaborative process and adjusts methods as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people see facial cues and build rapport, phone can work when bandwidth or mobility are limited, and text or live chat suit short check-ins or written reflection. These formats make therapy easier to fit around work, family and travel schedules while keeping the same therapeutic aims.
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