Sam Harris

• Stress and anxiety
• Family and grief
• CBT and hypnotherapy

About Sam

Sam Harris works with people on stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and depression. He uses client-centred ways of working alongside cognitive behavioural and solution-focused methods to help people manage problems and make practical changes. Sam is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience.

Sam takes a straightforward approach in sessions. He listens to what matters most to the person and helps them identify small, manageable steps. He commonly uses cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thinking and behaviour patterns, and he draws on client-centred practice to keep sessions focused on the person's concerns.

Sam also works with issues such as addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem and career change. Additional areas he supports include attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and responses to separation or domestic violence.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Sam aims to clarify what a person wants to change and to test methods that may help, such as short-term solution-focused tasks or reflective psychodynamic questions when appropriate. He also offers hypnotherapy techniques where these fit a person's goals.

People can expect clear discussion of goals and a focus on everyday steps that can be tried between sessions. Sam works in English and practises in the United Kingdom. For people wanting to begin, he asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a first session.

How Sam uses different approaches in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy is a way of working that focuses on what the person wants to talk about and on building a trusting working relationship; it is useful for emotional problems, grief and relationship issues. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress. Hypnotherapy involves guided relaxation and focused attention to support changes in habits or emotional responses and can be offered alongside other methods.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sam discusses options with each person and they decide together which methods to try based on goals, preferences and how a person responds in early sessions. This collaborative process can include trying short, solution-focused tasks or reflecting on patterns with psychodynamic questions.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm available session formats before booking as this listing does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family time, allow shorter check-ins when that suits, and reduce travel. Sam will discuss practical arrangements and how to make sessions workable alongside everyday commitments.

Topics Sam lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Hypnotherapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Sam

Does he work with anxiety?

Yes. He supports people with anxiety and related stress management using cognitive behavioural approaches and other methods.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He practises client-centred therapy with elements of cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused work, psychodynamic ideas and hypnotherapy.

What experience does he have?

He has three years' experience of counselling people through issues including trauma, grief and depression.

Is he registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Do sessions take place in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can international clients work with him?

No. He does not take clients outside the United Kingdom at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started?

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