Sammantha Knight
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About me
About Me
Life can be complex, and everyone faces challenges that might feel overwhelming—whether it's a traumatic experience, the loss of a loved one, or difficulties in relationships. As a therapist, I believe that therapy is not just a way to manage these challenges, but a journey toward discovering new ways to thrive.
My therapy journey began with a 20-year career working closely with children and young adults. During this time, I became deeply curious about human behavior, particularly within relationships. This curiosity sparked a desire to understand how to break negative cycles of behavior, ultimately leading me to shift my career focus to psychotherapy.
Today, I specialise in working with both couples and individuals. I am particularly passionate about helping couples who are struggling to connect and individuals who find it challenging to form and maintain healthy relationships. Communication breakdowns can make it hard to feel heard and understood, my role is to help you navigate these difficulties and find a path forward.
In our sessions, I offer a relaxed, compassionate, and safe environment where you can openly explore your challenges. Together, we'll uncover how past behaviors might be influencing your current anxieties or feelings of depression. Through this process, you'll gain greater self-awareness, and develop new strategies to approach life's challenges with confidence and a renewed sense of purpose.
Couples Therapy
I have extensive experience helping couples who are at a crossroads, whether you’re striving to stay together or trying to separate amicably. My work also includes supporting couples dealing with the emotional complexities of becoming parents, whether through fertility challenges, adoption, or deciding whether to start a family amid the difficulties of past experiences.
I understand that every relationship is unique, and I’m here to guide you through difficult conversations and decisions with empathy and clarity. My goal is to help you find common ground, rebuild trust, and either strengthen your relationship or navigate a healthy separation.
Supporting Parents, Teenagers, and Young People
Navigating the challenges of growing up can be overwhelming, especially for young people dealing with issues like anxiety, bereavement, identity, self-esteem, self-harm, or the complexities of being in care or adopted. With extensive experience working with children and teenagers aged 4 to 19, I focus on helping them find their way through these difficult times..
I offer a confidential and compassionate space where you or your child can explore the issues that may be weighing heavily on you. Whether you’re a young person seeking to understand yourself better or a parent trying to support your child, our work together can bring a sense of relief and clarity. By addressing these challenges, we can enhance your overall well-being, foster healthier relationships, and empower you to contribute positively to the connections in your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at Tavistock Relationships (formerly The Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships) attaining the Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Couple and Individual Psychotherapy and Counselling. I am a Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and fully comply with its Ethical Framework.
Alongside running my private practice, I deliver training to Local Authorities on Reducing Parental Conflict, tutor students on the IAPT High-Intensity Pilot for Couple Therapy for Depression at Tavistock Relationships, as well as train and supervise counsellors on the Couple Therapy for Depression course.
I undertake regular clinical supervision and ensure that I continue to enhance my knowledge and skills by participating in regular professional development events and training.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- New Parents
- Decisions about becoming a parent
- Parenting difficulties
- Thinking about retirement
Fees
Additional information
- I offer short term or long term therapy: regular attendance (usually weekly).
- Rates vary for individual and couple work.
- I offer a limited number of low fee sessions for those on lower incomes.
When I work
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I work online Monday to Wednesday and in person on Thursdays.
Further information
Areas I work with:
- Anger
- Anxiety and panic
- Bereavement and grief
- Depression
- Family Issues
- Living with disability, long-term health problems, or terminal illness
- Parenting/ step parenting
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Sexual and/or Physical Abuse in Childhood
- Sexuality and Sexual issues
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work related issues
