Sam Cox

• Anxiety
• Addiction
• Trauma

About Sam

Sam Cox helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions, and the effects of trauma and abuse. He works at a pace set by each person and focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client as the main tool in sessions. Sam is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years of professional experience.

Sam practises as an integrative psychotherapist, combining person-centred and psychodynamic ways of working. He uses person-centred methods to focus on what is happening for someone in the here and now. He uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and experiences can shape current feelings and behaviours.

His background includes study of psychotherapy at The Mary Ward Centre and Kingston College, London. He has practised in a range of settings including the English prison service, student wellbeing centres, Shelter housing services, general practice, addiction services, family health centres and within the UK criminal justice system.

In sessions Sam will ask about presenting concerns, history and background. He encourages talking about relationships, strengths and goals as part of understanding the issues. Conversations are used to build insight and practical ways to manage symptoms and recurring patterns.

Sam also works with a wider range of related concerns, including attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care matters, body image, carer stress, chronic illness and pain, grief and bereavement, commitment and codependency issues, and aspects of alternative sexual culture such as BDSM and kink. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.

How Sam adapts psychodynamic and person-centred work online

Sam uses person-centred methods to focus on what someone is experiencing now, including emotional responses and current coping. This approach helps with issues such as anxiety, low mood and stress by concentrating on immediate feelings and strengths.

He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and experiences influence present patterns. That approach can help where repeating relationship issues, attachment difficulties or unresolved trauma are contributing to current problems.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. Sam works collaboratively to check what helps most, and will adjust methods in response to a person's needs, goals and preferences rather than following a single technique.

The biography notes that he works online, which can make sessions easier to fit around work and family commitments and reduce travel time. Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking. Many people find online work useful for shorter check-ins or longer weekly sessions depending on their schedule, and Sam aims to adapt the sessions to a person's practical circumstances.

Topics Sam lists

• Stress and 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 and 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 and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Questions about Sam

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He lists anxiety among his main areas of work and can help people manage symptoms and patterns linked to anxiety.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He practises as an integrative psychotherapist, combining person-centred and psychodynamic approaches to explore present experience and past relationships.

How long has he been practising?

He has four years of professional experience as a therapist.

Is he registered with a professional body and where is he based?

He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats does he offer?

The original biography describes working together online; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.