Samantha Hudson , NCPS

Samantha Hudson is a trauma-focused therapist with 12 years of professional experience, offering compassionate, solution-oriented care to people seeking more fulfilling and manageable lives. She has practiced since 2011 and has continued her professional development through private practice and specialist training. Her work includes extensive experience with first responders and veterans in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada, and she has established a reputation for creating a calm, respectful space that helps people discuss difficult experiences and identify the changes they want to make.

Samantha draws on a blend of cognitive behavioural, humanistic, and psychodynamic approaches to shape a therapy plan that fits each individual's needs. She is a specialist trauma therapist who has delivered keynote talks and Continuing Professional Development courses on PTSD and suicide awareness, including presentations for the Metropolitan Police Specialist Firearms Operations Unit (SCO19) and the National Crime Agency (NCA). She holds NCPS as a professional credential and has completed an Advanced Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy along with multiple Level 4 practitioner certificates in areas such as CBT, post-traumatic stress management, anger and aggression management, and transactional analysis.

Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, compassion fatigue, sleep difficulties, self-esteem, and career concerns, along with additional focus areas including domestic violence, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and first responder and veteran issues. Samantha offers video and telephone sessions, and clients may message between appointments for brief contact, though she does not provide messaging-only therapy. She aims to tailor dialogue and treatment to help clients reach their best potential.