- Anxiety and OCD
- Relationships and intimacy
- Men's wellbeing
About Samuel
Samuel Fawcett is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. He started therapy because of his own lived experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder and that journey led him to become a counsellor. Samuel focuses on anxiety, OCD and relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and he brings personal understanding to those conversations.
Samuel uses a mix of behavioural and compassionate approaches in sessions. He draws on exposure and response prevention and cognitive-behavioural ideas to address anxious patterns and compulsions. He also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and compassion-focused methods to help people relate to themselves more gently.
He recognises that some people feel alienated by behavioural treatments, so he aims to work with the whole person rather than just a diagnosis. Conversations cover practical steps to reduce unhelpful behaviours and time to understand values, meaning and life direction. The balance between technique and reflective work is adapted to each person.
Samuel pays attention to attachment, shame, forgiveness and the impact these have on relationships and intimacy. He also supports people tackling guilt, life-purpose questions, sexual difficulties and social anxiety. Men looking for help with pressures around masculinity and wellbeing are welcome to explore these topics.
Sessions are grounded and down-to-earth. Samuel encourages clear goals, small experiments between sessions and regular review of progress. He aims to build a collaborative relationship where clients feel able to name what they want to change and why.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Samuel uses a blend of exposure and response prevention techniques and compassion-focused ideas. Exposure and response prevention involves gradual, supported facing of anxious triggers while reducing avoidance and compulsive responses, which can help with OCD and certain anxieties. Compassion-focused work helps people build a kinder inner voice and reduce self-criticism, useful when shame, guilt or harsh self-judgement are present.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels tolerable and useful, adapt exercises, and decide on goals with the client. This helps the client and therapist choose techniques that fit the person's needs and preferences rather than applying a single method.
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that better matches a day. It also lets people use paced behavioural exercises and reflection from wherever they are able to connect, while the therapist and client agree how to structure sessions to suit practical needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Samuel commonly help with?
He works with stress, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive patterns, plus relationship and intimacy-related issues. Other focuses include shame, attachment, infidelity, guilt, life purpose and sexual difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions combine behavioural approaches with acceptance and compassion-focused ideas. He balances practical steps to change behaviours with reflective work about values and identity.
How long has he been practising?
He has three years of professional experience as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location should I know about?
He is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.