About Samantha

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About Samantha – Your Counsellor in Bridlington

When you reach out for counselling, you want to know you are in safe, skilled hands. At Tailored Counselling Solutions, your sessions are with Samantha Richards, an experienced psychotherapist and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).

Samantha has worked for many years in demanding mental health settings, including NHS services, A&E mental health liaison, crisis teams, local authority services and the clinical team of a national employee assistance programme. This means you are talking to someone who is used to working with both everyday worries and more complex, high-end mental health issues, in a calm, steady and down-to-earth way.

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Samantha believes that seeking support is a strong and positive step, not a sign of weakness. She works with you in a collaborative, non-judgemental and strengths-based way, helping you understand what is going on for you, gently untangle difficult thoughts and feelings, and build simple tools you can use in daily life.

Your sessions are tailored around your needs, your goals and your pace, so you never feel rushed or pressured. Whether you are coming for yourself or for your child or teenager, you are offered a safe, contained and confidential space where you can talk openly and start to feel more in control again.

Qualifications and Professional Training:

You may want to be sure that your counsellor is properly trained and accountable. Samantha has completed extensive training and professional development, including:

Integrative Counselling Theory and Practice BA (Hons)

Diploma in Children and Adolescent Counselling

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

Registered Member MBACP with Certificate of Proficiency

Mental Health First Aider (Mental Health England)

Further specialist training in areas such as brief therapy and group therapy, attachment, loss and bereavement, stress management, suicide awareness and prevention, self-harm, safeguarding adults and children, equality and diversity and GDPR

This mix of strong academic training, hands-on clinical experience and ongoing CPD means your therapy is grounded in safe, ethical and up-to-date practice.

Experience You Can Rely On

Over the years, Samantha has supported people in many different roles and settings, including:

Specialist Psychotherapist working closely with East Yorkshire Local Authority

Wellbeing Counsellor within the clinical team at Health Assured (private health care provider)

Lead Practitioner at Hull & East Yorkshire Mind, in partnership with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Member of A&E Mental Health Liaison and Mental Health Response Service teams, supporting people in crisis

Facilitating groups and 1-to-1 work with people with diverse mental health needs

Supporting and training people in a prison setting through Samaritans-linked work

This breadth of experience means that whatever you bring – from long-standing trauma and crisis-level distress to work stress, relationship problems or day-to-day anxiety – Samantha has likely helped someone through something similar before. You are not alone with it.

What Other Clients Say About Tailored Counselling Solutions

Hearing from other people who have had counselling can help you decide if this feels right for you. Past clients often describe Samantha as kind, easy to talk to and gently challenging in a helpful way. Many report feeling clearer, lighter and more hopeful after working with her, with a better understanding of their thoughts and feelings and more tools to cope in everyday life. Here are some of the things clients have shared in their reviews.

“I felt like I was hanging on by a thread after a huge change in my life and years of built-up problems. Working with Samantha helped me feel stronger and more in control, and I now feel more able to get the best from my life again.”

“After trying different therapists and feeling stuck with anxiety and low mood, I finally feel like myself again. Samantha is warm and supportive but also helps you see things in a new way. The tools she shares are simple but powerful, and I still use them every day.”

A Calm, Safe Space to Take the Next Step

You might be feeling nervous, unsure what to expect, or worried that your problems are “too much” or “not bad enough” for counselling. Samantha understands this, and will meet you exactly where you are, without judgement. Your first session is a chance to talk about what is going on, what you have already tried and what you hope will change. From there, you can decide together if counselling, counselling for your child, or clinical hypnotherapy feels like the right path for you.

If you are ready to explore whether Samantha is the right counsellor for you, you are warmly invited to get in touch and book an initial consultation.