About Me

Hello, I’m Samantha. I’m a relational therapist based in Colchester, Essex. I work with adults to resolve relational patterns, including those complicated by anxiety, trauma, or neurodivergent traits like ADHD. Many of my clients come to me because they want healthier relationships, stronger self-esteem, and a better understanding of why they keep repeating the same cycles.

My passion for this work stems from my own lived experience. I have been through therapy myself, and I know how powerful it can be to feel truly understood within a therapeutic relationship. Later in my life, I was also diagnosed with ADHD, which helped me make sense of long-standing patterns around emotional intensity, overwhelm, self-criticism, and relationships. This understanding deepened both my personal growth and my clinical work, and it led me to undertake further training so I could better support adults with ADHD in therapy.

My Approach as an Integrative Therapist

I take an integrative approach, drawing on psychodynamic, humanistic, and CBT models. In practice, I work most deeply on a psychodynamic and relational level. Together, we explore unconscious patterns and early experiences that shape how you relate to others and to yourself today. For clients with ADHD, this often includes making sense of years of masking, criticism, rejection-sensitivity, or feeling different or misunderstood. Because we focus on the root causes, change is not just surface-level. It can be lasting, meaningful, and deeply relieving.

Why Relationships Matter

When your relationships don’t feel good, life itself can feel heavy. Many people I work with describe feeling unseen, misunderstood, or emotionally drained. Some find themselves repeatedly drawn to emotionally unavailable partners, while others struggle to set boundaries or end up people-pleasing until they burn out. Adults with ADHD often describe similar patterns, alongside emotional overwhelm or feeling like they are always trying to catch up.

Relational therapy offers space to untangle these experiences and understand yourself more deeply. With greater awareness, patterns that once felt fixed can begin to shift. Over time, you can build healthier habits, feel more confident in your choices, and create relationships that feel safer, more balanced, and more fulfilling.

Who I Work With

I specialise in supporting adults in Colchester and beyond who are experiencing:

• Difficult or repeating relationship patterns

• Low self-esteem or a loss of identity in relationships

• Attracting or staying with emotionally unavailable partners

• People-pleasing and burnout

• Struggles with boundaries, trust, or communication

• Anxiety and depression linked to relationship difficulties

• Emotional overwhelm or relational challenges linked to ADHD

If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. These patterns are common; however, they don’t have to define your future.

Qualifications as an Integrative Therapist

I hold a BA (Hons) in Integrative Therapy and I’m an accredited registered member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). Alongside my training, I have years of hands-on experience supporting people through depression, anxiety, low self-worth, ADHD-related difficulties, and complex relationship struggles.

To make sure I offer the highest standard of care, I…

• Engage in regular professional development through workshops and training

• Receive monthly supervision to reflect on and improve my practice

• Follow ethical and professional guidelines at all times

Why I Became a Therapist

Therapy has had a profound impact on my own life. I understand what it feels like to struggle, to feel stuck, and to slowly find clarity and self-compassion through a safe therapeutic relationship. That understanding shapes the way I work. I believe therapy should be a place where you feel accepted as you are, supported to explore at your own pace, and encouraged to grow into a more secure and authentic version of yourself.