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Samantha Hudson, NCPS

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Samantha is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Samantha. View 27 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in United Kingdom
Accepts worldwide clients

Recent reviews

Samantha has been truly amazing. She has not only listened, but advised, given me excellent guidance, made me laugh and given me a much better way of thinking and changed my mindset. I really recommend her and her wealth of experience! Thank you Sam.

Reviewed September 2024

Samantha was/is a great help to me! She understands my problems and gives me constructive feedback that helped me a lot already!

Reviewed August 2024

More about Samantha

  • 12 years' experience
  • Female
  • NCPS

It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.

I have been a practitioner since 2011 and have continued studying and working in private practice to enhance my learning.

I have been working closely with First Responders & Veterans from the UK, US & Canada and I have established an excellent reputation for making my clients feel at ease which encourages them to talk about their experience and the changes they wish to make in their lives.

You do not have to be a veteran or first responder to work with me, it is not a pre requisite. I work with anyone who wants therapy, my therapy style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

My approach combines cognitive behavioural therapy, humanistic, and psychodynamic modalities. I will tailor our dialogue and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.

I am a specialist trauma therapist and have written keynote speeches and Continuing Professional Development awareness courses in PTSD and Suicide. I have been a keynote speaker for The Metropolitan Police Specialist Firearms Operations Unit (SCO19) and The National Crime Agency (NCA) regarding PTSD.

I offer Video and Telephone sessions. You can message me in between sessions, but I do not offer messaging sessions.

Key Qualifications

Suicide Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers & First Responders

Suicide Awareness for Veterans

Post Traumatic Stress Awareness for Law Enforcement Officers & First Responders

Post Traumatic Stress Awareness for Veterans

How to do Online Counselling

Sure, I know how to talk to people

Advanced Corporate Stress Management

Advanced Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy​​

Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - Level 4

Post Traumatic Stress Management​ - Level 4 Practitioner

Anger & Aggression Management - Level 4 Practitioner

Transactional Analysis in Relationships​ - Level 4 Practitioner

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Level 4 Practitioner

City & Guilds in Conflict Management

As you can see, I have a wide variety of skills and experience and I am using all of that to help my clients live their lives to their best potential.

I look forward to working with you

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Anger management Coaching Compassion fatigue Sleeping disorders Self esteem Career difficulties Communication problems Coping with natural or human-caused disaster Dissociation Divorce and separation Domestic violence First responder issues Midlife crisis Veteran and Armed Forces Issues Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Self-love Sexual assault and abuse Traumatic brain injury Women's issues Workplace issues

Treatment Approaches

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

  • NCPS · United Kingdom · NCS22-04004 · Expires October 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling, sometimes called teletherapy, refers to talk therapy delivered remotely through digital platforms, such as video calls, phone calls, or chat. It can be a great option for people who face barriers to traditional face-to-face therapy, such as those living in remote areas, individuals with mobility issues, or people with busy schedules that make it difficult to attend in-person sessions.

Teletherapy also offers greater convenience and flexibility, allowing clients to access care from the comfort of their homes. Research shows that the treatment outcomes with online counseling are often just as effective as with traditional therapy, providing a viable alternative for individuals seeking mental health support.

Reviews for Samantha Hudson

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

27 reviews

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Clients mention: Helped Recommend Grateful Professional Great Thank you Understand Amazing Easy Guidance

Samantha has been truly amazing. She has not only listened, but advised, given me excellent guidance, made me laugh and given me a much better way of thinking and changed my mindset. I really recommend her and her wealth of experience! Thank you Sam.

Reviewed September 2024

Samantha was/is a great help to me! She understands my problems and gives me constructive feedback that helped me a lot already!

Reviewed August 2024

I'm not the best at writhing reviews bit the time I have spent with Samantha as helped me so much and my life as changed for the better so glad that I we met

Reviewed August 2024

Samantha’s really good, and has been really helpful.

Reviewed June 2024

Samantha is a very knowledgeable, compassionate and honest therapist who trusts her client as an equal, to work with- rather than a subject, to work on. To say my treatment with Samntha has revolutionised my understanding of key elements of myself is an understatement... This is after 3 sessions!! Samantha is a treasure and I am so grateful to have her on my team <3

Reviewed June 2024

Great therapist, I appreciate her, she genuinely brings more value to my life, I can be open and talk about anything, and she is there to listen! Good times.

Reviewed February 2024

Samantha Hudson offers first class, empathetic advice in a friendly, professional and practical manner

Reviewed January 2024

Literal queen, you’re lucky if you get her

Reviewed January 2024

I felt seen and supported. Thank you so much!

Reviewed January 2024

Starting therapy can be hard, but I am grateful for being paired with Samantha by the algorithm. Initially, there was a goal-setting part for our sessions, which helped me a lot in deciding why I reached out to therapy and what I would like by the end of it. I wasn't sure if it was a good match in the beginning, but after 3 sessions, I managed to connect with my therapist and started entering therapy with a more open mind, ready to be vulnerable and make the personal changes that would lead to me achieving my goals. Samantha actively listened to my thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and I felt understood. She is very professional as she was focused on how she could assist me in achieving my initial goals, unlocking my personal potential but also giving me the space to express myself, think about how "success" looks like for me, and meet my goals under my own standards. She inspired me to ask the "hard" questions to define a life of happiness or identify how I want my life to look, feel like, and include. The current BetterHelp platform helps with the review process and setting up the goals right from the start. Samantha also gave more hands-on exercises and included a variety of practices during our sessions. I am very thankful to her for supporting me on this journey, and I would recommend her!

Reviewed December 2023

I am so happy to find Samantha, she is very kind and understands very well my problems that I deal with, we are working together to make the change necessary for my life.

Reviewed August 2023

The best. Played a big role in my self improvement during a tough time in my life. Very professional and patient with me. Excellent PTSD/ Trauma therapist. Loved that I could see her via video even though I'm in the US. Relatable to my life experiences. Easy to talk with.

Reviewed July 2023

My time working with Samantha has been wonderful! Samantha has genuinely changed my outlook on many aspects of life and I’m forever grateful for our time together. She provided me with resources and tools that I can apply moving forward outside of therapy. I’d recommend Samantha to everyone if I could! She made therapy a stress free, relaxing environment and something I looked forward to attending every week.

Reviewed July 2023

Very professional, able to give clear guidance to help you when you feel lost.

Reviewed May 2023

She is absolutely amazing! I just love how she is so understanding, non -judgmental and approachable. She is professional but also compassionate. I am also pleased with how she provides you with very informative worksheets, that are literally life changing. Thank you Samantha!

Reviewed May 2023

Samantha has been an amazing support system for me, and I'm extremely happy with the way she works. She is not only super professional but also sweet, which makes it easier to share my thoughts and feelings with her. What I loved the most about Samantha is her ability to approach things with a bit of humor, which made our sessions more comfortable and relaxed. I felt understood and heard, which helped me open up about my traumas, something that I had been struggling with for years. Samantha's expertise and guidance have helped me deal with my traumas in just six weeks. I can't believe how much progress I've made with her help. I feel more empowered and confident in managing my emotions and reactions to triggers. One of the things that I appreciated the most was that Samantha sends information every week for her patients to learn about PTSD, what it means, and how to ultimately heal themselves. This was a game-changer for me because it helped me understand my condition better and gave me the tools to work on my healing journey. Overall, I highly recommend Samantha to anyone who is struggling with PTSD or any other mental health issue. She is a skilled, caring, and compassionate therapist who truly cares about her patients' well-being.

Reviewed May 2023

Definitely talking with Samantha was a great opportunity. She helped me to know myself and my values better. I appreciate her empathy and the way that she validate feelings and thoughts.

Reviewed February 2023

Massive thank you to Sam, she was incredibly supportive and easy to speak to during our sessions. I always felt listened to and that the discussions were in a safe space and after 6 weeks I feel like we have made great progress! Highly recommend her services!

Reviewed December 2022

Samantha has been a pillar. Not only has she helped me understand myself, and others around me, but she has empowered me to know that I am worthy of acceptance from myself. She has helped me understand the world around me and become more resilient to its ever changing dynamics. Sam has facilitated sessions with an adaptive approach, helping me to understand theories of why I may feel a certain way, but also showed compassion in each session I'd highly recommend Samantha and will be forever grateful for what I have experienced, and my growth, through working with her

Reviewed December 2022

Sam has had a transformational impact on my life, working through past traumas, regaining control over my emotions; and growing as a person. Sam is easy to talk to and it's clear from the outset that she has your best interests at heart. She makes therapy enjoyable - and after having 3 previous therapists across 12 years, I didn't think that was possible. I am so grateful that I had Sam as my therapist and would have no hesitation in recommending her.

Reviewed December 2022

Samantha is superb. I’m going through a divorce and she has been a godsend.

Reviewed November 2022

Samantha has a uniquely compassionate attitude and is wonderful to talk to. I couldn't have asked for a better therapist. I'm sad to be leaving but I am proud to have achieved my therapy goals in 8 sessions with Sam. She is funny, relatable, and most of all she is proud of me for my progress. I feel very lucky to have had Samantha to lend her ear and expertise and work through my problems; she is the reason I now feel I can tackle life again head on. I can't recommend her enough!

Reviewed September 2022

I've had therapists before but none quite like Sam. I highly recommend you choose her as your therapist. She has been consistently engaged and respectful in all my sessions helping me through past traumas with both compassion and knowledge. She has helped me grow through some of the toughest times and memories, learning about both the science of the mind/body and the innate imperfections of being humans. I connected with her easily, creating a relationship of trust where I felt deeply heard and seen. I'm so grateful she chose to be a therapist because she's a bloody good one.

Reviewed September 2022

These sessions have transformed me, Samantha is direct and kind and knowledgeable. I felt safe talking to her and she gave me some great tools

Reviewed August 2022

Samantha has assisted me a lot as I am able to control my emotions better

Reviewed June 2022

Samantha’s approach to therapy has helped me immensely with difficult transitions in my life. I am extremely greatful and would recommend to anyone who may be struggling. Thank you Samantha!

Reviewed June 2022

Help, understanding, answers= Samantha

Reviewed May 2022

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Frequently asked questions

Does Samantha Hudson offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Samantha Hudson works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Samantha Hudson speak?

Samantha Hudson speaks English.

How many years of experience does Samantha Hudson have?

Samantha Hudson has 12 years of experience.

Where is Samantha Hudson licensed to practice?

Samantha Hudson is licensed to practice in the United Kingdom.

Does Samantha Hudson accept clients outside of the United Kingdom?

Yes, Samantha Hudson accepts clients outside of the United Kingdom.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Samantha Hudson offer?

Samantha Hudson offers clients Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Samantha Hudson?

Samantha Hudson can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Samantha Hudson?

Just tap the CHAT NOW button or tap here: A new window will open and you'll be directed to a simple form that will help start the conversation. Please note: It can take up to a few days to be matched to a therapist.

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