Samantha McEwan, BACP
Warm counsellor helping reframe your story
Details
| Name | Samantha McEwan |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Samantha
Samantha McEwan is a BACP counsellor who brings a calm, practical approach to emotional and life difficulties. She aims to create a steady space where people can talk through what matters to them. Samantha focuses on understanding the roots of problems as well as the immediate symptoms so people can make clearer choices going forward.
She has four years of recent clinical experience working with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns.
Background and approach
Her practice also covers trauma and abuse, parenting and family-related worries, eating and body image difficulties, and neurodiversity-related issues such as autism and ADHD. She supports people dealing with career strain, chronic illness or caregiver stress too. Samantha draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person.
She uses Narrative ideas to help individuals reframe difficult stories, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot patterns of thinking, and Attachment work to understand close relationships. She works in a collaborative, client-centred way so the person sets the pace and goals. Sessions usually involve talking, gentle reflection and practical steps to test out new ways of relating or coping.
Samantha aims for straightforward language and plans that can be used between sessions. Her BACP credential is noted as BACP. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for people in the United Kingdom and internationally.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Samantha works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- 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
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Samantha directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Samantha directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Samantha combines Narrative Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people reframe difficult stories and change unhelpful thinking. Narrative work looks at the story someone tells about their life and helps uncover alternative, more helpful perspectives. CBT focuses on identifying thinking and behaviour patterns and testing small changes to reduce distress.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to make sense of how early relationships affect current patterns. That work helps when difficulties show up in close relationships or when trust and boundaries feel hard to manage. Samantha approaches all work collaboratively and will discuss which methods best fit a person's needs and goals rather than applying one fixed method.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different lives and rhythms. Video calls work well for a fuller conversational session, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflective writing or times when fitting a session into a busy day is needed.
Across formats the focus is practical: try an idea between sessions, review what happened and adapt the plan together. The therapist will help choose formats and approaches that fit each person's circumstances and preferences.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Samantha work with?
Samantha supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She also works with trauma, eating and body image issues, ADHD and career or caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, active and collaborative. Sessions mix talking, reflection and practical experiments to try out new ways of coping.
What experience does she bring?
She has four years of clinical experience working with the concerns listed and uses a blend of approaches to meet individual needs.
Where is Samantha based and what credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and is recorded with BACP as BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist details; sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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