Samuel Fawcett
Counselling informed by lived experience and evidence-based care
About Samuel
Samuel Fawcett is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of clinical experience. He came to the profession after his own long-term experience of living with obsessive compulsive disorder, and that personal perspective shapes his approach to therapy. He focuses on anxiety, stress and relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
He also helps people with attachment issues, shame, guilt, forgiveness and the fallout from infidelity. Other areas of interest include sexual dysfunction, men's issues, obsessions and compulsions, and social anxiety and phobia.
Background and approach
Samuel uses evidence-based techniques such as exposure and response prevention for OCD and elements of cognitive behavioural approaches. He also works with acceptance and commitment principles and compassion-focused ideas to help people build kinder ways of relating to themselves. He says behavioural approaches can help with symptoms, but he aims to work with the whole person beyond a diagnosis.
In sessions he helps people challenge unhelpful behaviours while also exploring values and life direction. He supports people to understand what drives them and to develop more self-acceptance over time. The work tends to be practical, with small steps and real-life experiments where appropriate.
Samuel works in English and sees people by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises in the UK.
What Samuel works with
Sessions & fees
Evidence-based approaches for online therapy
Samuel uses a small number of evidence-based techniques in his work. Exposure and response prevention is a behavioural method that helps people with obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours by gradually facing feared situations and resisting urges to perform rituals. Cognitive and acceptance-based approaches involve noticing unhelpful thinking patterns, learning flexible ways to relate to thoughts, and committing to actions that match personal values. These methods can help with anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts and struggles with avoiding uncomfortable feelings.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Samuel will discuss different techniques and adapt the plan to a person’s needs, goals and preferences. He aims for practical steps that fit everyday life and checks in regularly to adjust the work together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, family 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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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
