Sam Harris, BACP

Sam Harris is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He holds BACP accreditation and offers short-term and longer-term support for people facing tough moments. Sam focuses on thoughts and everyday habits that shape how people respond to stress and change.

He has three years of counselling experience helping people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. Sam also supports people coping with trauma, abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and a range of concerns tied to family life and parenting. He aims to make sessions feel straightforward and useful rather than overly technical.

Sessions centre on what the person brings in each week. Sam listens to how thoughts, routines and reactions affect daily life and works with clients to try different ways of responding. He uses approaches such as client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas to shift unhelpful patterns and build more helpful habits.

He also draws on psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused techniques to explore recurring patterns and set practical short-term goals. Hypnotherapy is another approach Sam uses where appropriate and agreed with the person he is seeing.

Sam emphasises a non-judgemental tone and practical steps. He supports people dealing with addiction, anger, self-esteem, career issues, chronic illness, caregiver stress and other life changes. To start, he recommends a simple first step of matching and booking that fits the client’s schedule.

How these approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals for change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and habits affect mood and behaviour and uses simple exercises to try different responses and routines. Psychodynamic Therapy explores longer-standing patterns and relationships to understand recurring difficulties and where they began.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative process means the plan can change if something isn’t working or if priorities shift.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which online or in-person options are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone use video or audio depending on what they prefer and what suits their schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to an online setting so the work stays practical and focused.