Samantha McEwan
Practical support for stress and relationships
About Samantha
Samantha McEwan is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She brings a calm, practical manner to sessions and aims to help people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. Samantha works in English and accepts international clients for online work.
With four years of professional experience, Samantha supports people with a wide range of concerns. These include depression, relationship and attachment difficulties, trauma and abuse, eating issues and bipolar.
Background and approach
She also helps with anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue and career-related stress. Samantha uses several evidence-informed approaches to suit different needs. She draws on cognitive behavioural methods to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and on acceptance and commitment ideas to build values-led action.
Attachment-based ways of working help when relationships and early experiences affect present difficulties. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions are paced to what each person needs, with practical tools offered alongside reflective conversation.
The focus is on small, manageable steps that fit everyday life rather than large theoretical programmes. People who reach out can expect clear discussion about goals and straightforward techniques to try between sessions. Samantha offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what suits their routine.
To start, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
What Samantha works with
How Samantha works
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Sessions & fees
How Samantha’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions by encouraging small, values-driven steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical exercises to change patterns that maintain distress. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop new ways of relating and understanding interpersonal difficulty.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then try methods together to see what fits. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs become clearer.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow a face-to-face style session that suits deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging provide a flexible option for people who prefer writing or need brief, frequent contact. Registered or accredited professionals can use these formats to offer consistent, goal-focused support that adapts to individual routines and practical constraints.
| 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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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
