Samantha Haig
Compassionate counsellor for life transitions
About Samantha
Samantha Haig is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and struggles with self-esteem. Samantha also helps those coping with grief and major life changes.
She aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where someone can begin to talk things through. Samantha adapts conversations and plans to suit each person she meets. Sessions are shaped around what the client needs and what feels manageable in the moment.
Background and approach
She pays attention to everyday problems such as panic attacks, social anxiety, loneliness and feelings of guilt or shame. Those experiencing a midlife crisis, questions about life purpose, or women's issues will find these themes within her focus areas. Her work often involves practical steps to reduce overwhelming feelings and build small, steady changes.
She supports people who struggle with communication and control issues, and those trying to practise more self-love and forgiveness. Samantha offers straightforward tools and reflective talk to help people make sense of difficult emotions. She values sensitivity and respect in sessions.
Samantha encourages clients to set the pace and brings a calm, encouraging manner to conversations. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that bravery while helping people move forward. To start, Samantha asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.
Therapy with her is arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What Samantha works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Samantha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach emphasises identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against everyday experiences to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps with panic attacks, social anxiety and persistent worry.Another approach centres on building coping strategies and routine changes to manage stress and depression. It includes small behavioural steps, paced activity scheduling and techniques to improve sleep and daily structure. These methods are useful for grief, life transitions and low motivation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will discuss options with each person and choose methods together based on the client's goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. The therapist treats this as a collaboration and adjusts the plan over time.
Online therapy with Samantha is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face rhythm and body language, phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera, live chat can be a shorter touchpoint during a busy day, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
