About Me

Experience life the way you deserve, meet Christy Samuels, as a Counselling Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist, I’m dedicated to helping you live a life that aligns with your deepest desires. I specialise in guiding individuals towards greater self-awareness, emotional well-being and fulfilling relationships.

With 14 years of experience, I draw upon, Transactional Analysis (TA): This powerful framework helps us understand how our past experiences shape our present interactions, Clinical Hypnotherapy to compliment traditional therapy and create movement.

Applied Healing Therapies

I am committed to making support accessible and offer services face to face and online to ensure clients can access help in a way that best suits their needs” because the current one looks like I only work online.

Applied Healing Therapies

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP): I utilise NLP techniques to help you identify and change limiting beliefs and behaviours, Neuroscience: Integrating insights from brain science to enhance therapeutic outcomes and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR): addressing trauma and emotional distress.

My focus is to work with you to improve communication and build stronger relationships, cultivate self-acceptance and embrace your authentic self. I am committed to helping you heal from past traumas and emotional wounds, develop greater emotional flexibility and resilience and set and achieve meaningful personal and professional goals.

Areas of Expertise

  • Trauma-Informed Therapy: Including PTSD, complex trauma, and childhood abuse
  • Pain Management: Including Diminishing & Elimination of Pain
  • Spiritual Counselling
  • Addiction & Recovery
  • Grief & Loss Support
  • Stress Management: Addressing work-related stress
  • Anxiety & Depression Treatment
  • Life Coaching: Smoking cessation, weight loss, and health management
  • Self-Esteem Enhancement
  • Relationship Counselling
  • Anger Management Strategies
  • Self-Esteem Enhancement
  • Attachment Issues (Support)

Therapeutic Approaches

  • Trauma-Focused Therapy
  • Transactional Analysis (TA)
  • Clinical Hypnotherapy
  • Master Practitioner Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • Neuroscience-Informed Practice
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Compassion-Focused Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing (MI)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Professional Coaching and Life Coaching
  • Relational Therapy

Professional Experience

With 14 years’ experience working with both individuals and groups, I have provided effective support to people facing a wide range of challenges. My areas of expertise include anxiety, depression, bereavement, grief, loss, relationship issues, addiction, trauma, and childhood trauma. My practice is centred on facilitating movement towards healing, and I work collaboratively with clients to set and achieve meaningful goals, fostering both personal and social development.

Although my foundation is in Transactional Analysis (TA), Clinical Hypnotherapy and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), I adopt a holistic approach that draws on a variety of therapeutic methods. This includes Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and mindfulness practices. I am also experienced in addressing spiritual and existential concerns, and I offer a supportive space for clients who wish to explore their spirituality or seek deeper meaning in their lives.

Qualifications and Professional Development

The bedrock of my training is Transactional Analysis Counselling and Psychotherapy which I did at the renowned Berne Institute. Their rigorous five-year, level 7 programme provided me with a solid foundation in therapeutic practice, equipping me with advanced skills to support people through a wide range of psychological challenges.

In addition to my core training, I have a Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and am a Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). My professional development extends further, encompassing specialised training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprogramming (EMDR), Advanced Training in Trauma Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Attachment Theory from a neurobiological perspective. My expertise is complemented by qualifications in NLP Coaching and Life Coaching, as well as targeted courses in developing interpersonal skills, managing violence and aggression, and understanding conflict resolution.

I am committed to making support accessible and offer services online to ensure clients can access help in a way that best suits their needs.

Education

  • Trained in Transactional Analysis Counselling and Psychotherapy at the prestigious Berne Institute
  • Clinical Hypnotherapy
  • Master Practitioner Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • EMDR Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
  • Advanced Trauma Training
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Attachment Theory from a perspective of neurobiology
  • NLP Coaching and Life Coach
  • Developing Interpersonal Skills, Managing Violence and Aggression, Understanding Conflict Resolution.
Applied Healing Therapies