About Simon
Simon Fox works mainly from a person-centred perspective that places the client's own experience at the centre of sessions. He uses that approach to help people talk through difficult feelings and make choices that feel right for them. Simon keeps his style calm and straightforward so people can take the next step at their own pace.
He has been practising for 10 years and holds NCPS as a listed credential.
How Simon works
Simon draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs, including psychodynamic ideas about past experiences, solution-focused ways to find practical steps, and trauma-informed thinking where past harm matters. He aims to match approach to the problem rather than forcing a single method. Common concerns he helps people with include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
He also works with addiction issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and body image concerns, and relationship or parenting struggles. Additional areas he notes are burnout and compassion fatigue, ADHD, attachment and abandonment issues, and the impact of major life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Simon accepts international clients.
He understands what it feels like to start therapy, having been a client himself, and uses that perspective when supporting others who are nervous about the process. People who choose Simon can expect a practical, respectful approach. He listens, asks questions, and helps identify steps people can try between sessions.
The aim is steady progress toward clearer thinking, better coping and more choice in daily life.
Simon lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Simon works with
The areas below are the ones Simon 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
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience, with the counsellor offering support, reflection and space so people can find answers that fit them. This helps with low self-esteem, anxiety and decision-making. Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences shape current feelings and relationships, helping make sense of repeated patterns and the roots of distress. Solution-focused work concentrates on practical steps and small changes to build momentum and tackle immediate problems like coping with stress or planning next steps.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Simon will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods as the relationship develops. He aims to make decisions about approach together, based on the person's needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing one way of working.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video works well for a session that mirrors face-to-face conversation. Phone calls need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or messaging suits quick check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access a therapist from different locations.
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