Sam Agnew, BACP
9 years in practice
Sam Agnew is a counsellor who uses Jungian ideas alongside other approaches to help people make sense of difficult feelings and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 394406 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sam
Sam Agnew is a counsellor who uses Jungian ideas alongside other approaches to help people make sense of difficult feelings and life changes. She works in the United Kingdom and brings nine years of professional experience to her practice. Sam aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity and compassion as they take steps towards feeling better.
Her work often focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar difficulties.
Background and approach
She also helps people facing relationship strain, parenting pressure, grief, career transitions and issues around intimacy. Additional interests include autism and ADHD, attachment difficulties, body image, chronic illness, and complexities like adoption, aging and blended family challenges. Sam uses a mix of clinical approaches so sessions are shaped around each person’s needs.
Her listed methods include Jungian therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This blend lets her combine deeper exploration with practical skills and task-focused strategies. Clients describe practical conversations that honour personal values and life stories.
Sam emphasises collaborative planning so goals and next steps are clear. She also supports people through coaching-style work to build coping skills and everyday routines. Sessions are offered in English.
Sam is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and she accepts international clients through online formats.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sam lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sam names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Jungian and ACT approaches work online
Jungian-informed work aims to explore personal stories, dreams and recurring patterns to help people gain insight into who they are and what matters to them. This kind of exploration can help when someone feels stuck, disconnected or is facing major life questions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and building small practical habits that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, low mood and for people who want concrete ways to act differently in daily life.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current ways of relating and managing emotions. It can be helpful for intimacy issues, attachment struggles and improving how people connect in close relationships.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences. Clients and therapist set goals together and adjust the plan as progress and challenges emerge.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and exercises, phone sessions can suit those with less bandwidth, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports short reflections between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy or changing lives while keeping continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Sam commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar mood concerns, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other areas include parenting, grief, career changes, ADHD and autism-related challenges.
What is Sam's therapeutic style like?
Her approach blends Jungian-informed exploration with client-centred, ACT and CBT techniques. Sessions balance deeper personal exploration with practical exercises and coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
Sam has nine years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and life difficulties. That background informs how she tailors sessions for different needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sam offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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