Samantha Adams
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About me
My clients describe me as genuine, empathic, caring, and down to earth. I'm here to listen and help you to feel comfortable with the counselling process. Most importantly, I'm hear to help you find a different way of being.
My approach is integrative which means I have lots of complementary ways of working to suit you. I'll provide a compassionate space to talk over a long or short period. We can work with a specific focus in mind or more organically. I often work creatively and also offer psychoeducation where appropriate.
I provide counselling for adult individuals, couples, parents, young people and children around all kinds of emotional distress; wellbeing; and relationships. Over 15 years experience; I have worked in a national counselling organisation offering relationship counselling; in a school, and for a rape and sexual assault centre. I also hold my own private practice. This length of experience has been working nationally via telephone, video-call, email and via instant messaging; as well as in person. Please let me know which way you'd like to work. I'm qualified to level 6. I'm a Clinical Supervisor for other therapists, and a Counselling Trainer.
There is more information about what issues I can help with and details about me on my website. Please take a look and feel free to get in touch. I'm more than happy to answer any questions or queries.
Testimonials
"Sam has been amazing; she is the greatest listener, extremely compassionate and professional, and made me feel safe and at ease minutes into the very first session. The advice and guidance she offered has been invaluable and I will take it with me for the rest of my life. I would recommend Sam to anybody looking for support/help; her warmth, kindness and skills are the best I’ve experienced in any counsellor yet." [Client of Couple Counselling]
"My counsellor has helped me improve so many different aspects of my life. Provided me with support and helped me identify where my problems were. With my counsellors help I work on these points all the time. I’ve overcome so much and wouldn’t have been able to do it without her help. I can’t thank her enough!" [Client]
"Sam has a very calm, professional and approachable persona. I have always found her to be supportive. Her knowledge of theory and applying this to practice has been so helpful in my own development" [Counsellor Supervisee]
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered member of the National Counselling Society (NCS)
- Certificate in Therapeutic Work with Children & Young People aged 5-18 years
- Certificate in Clinical Supervision (level 6)
- Counselling using Digital Technology
- Counselling Young People aged 11-25 years
- OCN Group Skills: Theory & Practice for Trainers (level 3)
- University Advanced Diploma in Relationship Counselling using Face to Face, Telephone and Email Interventions (level 6)
- Counselling Skills (level 3)
- BA (hons) Degree in Psychology & Criminology
- 13+ years experience as a counsellor working with couples, individuals and parents on their relationships in a national counselling organisation.
- 11+ years experience counselling young people and children in a national counselling organisation.
- Presently working in a school with young people aged 11-18 years.
- Current experience of working with survivors of sexual abuse in a rape and sexual assault centre.
- 13+ years experience of delivering counselling face-to-face and online via video-call, telephone, email and instant messaging.
- 13+ years of delivering single-session-therapy.
- 6+ years experience as a Clinical Supervisor.
- 11+ years experience as a Counselling Trainer and writing therapeutic content.
- 6+ years experience of consulting as a Digital Counselling Expert.
- Currently working 2 days a week in a secondary school.
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£55-£70 per session (50 minute session), depending on service required, including assessment [Children's & Young People's Counselling: £55/Adult Individual Counselling & Supervision: £60/ Couples Counselling: £70].
Payment requested 72 hours before the session. For cancelations less than 72 hours the full cost of the session stands.
If finances are difficult, please speak to me. Sessions may be tailored to your needs to be more cost effective for you.
When I work
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I offer in-personal sessions and specialise in working online in a variety of ways. Session methods can be mixed to suit you. You can live anywhere in the UK to access my online services.
