Samantha Hudson, NCPS

Samantha Hudson is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, sleeping problems, and self-esteem difficulties. She also supports those coping with workplace strain, career decisions, compassion fatigue, and traumatic brain injury. Samantha aims to make people feel comfortable so they can talk about what matters and start making changes.

She has practised since 2011 and brings twelve years of experience to her work. Her style is warm and interactive, with a focus on respect and sensitivity. Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs rather than a fixed formula.

Samantha draws on a mix of approaches, including cognitive behavioural therapy, client-centred work, and elements of existential and dialectical methods. She explains ideas in simple terms and works with clients to try practical steps between sessions.

She has extensive experience supporting first responders and veterans in the UK, US and Canada, and has delivered keynote talks and training on post-traumatic stress and suicide awareness for specialist police and national agencies. Those roles have informed how she talks about trauma and recovery in session.

Samantha holds an Advanced Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and other practitioner-level qualifications in areas such as post-traumatic stress management, anger and aggression management, and cognitive behavioural therapy. She offers video and telephone sessions and permits messaging between appointments, though not as a stand-alone therapy format.

To begin, readers are encouraged to use the Start Therapy button, complete the short questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Samantha uses cognitive behavioural therapy and client-centred therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing practical changes in behaviour to reduce anxiety, panic and sleep problems. Client-centred therapy prioritises a respectful, non-judgemental conversation where the person’s own goals guide the pace and content of sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to try. This collaborative process can adapt over time as priorities shift.

She offers video and telephone sessions, and allows messaging between appointments for brief follow-up contact but not as a standalone treatment. If you want a specific session style, confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example a phone call can be a shorter check-in while a video meeting allows face-to-face conversation without travel. Registered or accredited professionals regularly use these options to help people manage stress, trauma, and ongoing recovery while keeping sessions practical and goal-focused.