Samantha Bishop, BACP

Samantha Bishop is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and LGBT-related concerns. She encourages a calm, non-judgemental space where people can say what they think and feel. Samantha reminds people that beginning therapy takes courage and values that first step.

She aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what is happening now, on ways to cope, and on small changes that make daily life easier. She also helps with longer-term challenges such as relationship strain, career stress, addiction and shifts that come with life transitions.

Samantha works with issues around self-esteem, anger, sleeping and eating problems, and the stresses of caregiving. She has experience supporting people with neurodivergent traits, attachment and personality-related concerns, and bipolar and ADHD-related difficulties. She also notes an additional focus on ageing and geriatric issues and caregiver stress.

Her stated registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers therapy in English and is able to work with people who live outside the UK. Before a first session she encourages people to think about their main problem and what they hope to change.

Practical steps to start include completing a short matching questionnaire and booking a session through the Start Therapy button. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and session cost varies depending on location and therapist availability.

Approaches to therapy and how online work can fit your life

Samantha notes using evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on what helps in everyday life. One common approach is practical problem solving, which breaks larger worries into small steps and targets coping skills for stress and anxiety. Another helpful method is trauma-informed conversation, which lets someone slowly process painful events at a pace they choose and builds ways to feel steadier day to day.

Choosing the right method is part of the work together. Samantha aims to collaborate with each person to decide which approach fits their goals, needs and preferences. She will check in and adapt the style as therapy progresses so the plan matches what is most useful.

If you prefer online sessions, please confirm available formats before booking because none are specified in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. It can also let someone continue support after moving location. Registered or accredited professionals can describe the options they offer when you arrange a first meeting, so ask about session length and how scheduling will work.