Samson Hill (my pronouns are He/they)

It's a privilege to sit across from someone, to witness and hear their story. What it means to be human; despair, joy, sadness, anxiety, our past experiences and future concerns and how these can impact the present. To sit and hold a space for all emotions and feelings while creating a trusting relationship together that can promote change, where you're accepted and can find yourself again in a world where you may be told to be something other than who you are. This is what inspired me to become a person-centred counsellor and engage in the caring arts - to be alongside you and your humanness as you connect to and come into relationship with your issues and yourself.  

I work experientially, in a way that sees you as a whole person, offering a gentle curiosity around how you experience the world. Whatever the issue is that you're facing, we can work together in a nurturing environment and find new ways of being. This may be galvanised by coming closer to who you are, forging new relationships with parts of yourself (sometimes younger parts) that have been calling to be noticed and looking at situations with a fresh lens. 

I offer my presence to you for this to unfold, without giving advice or analysis. I believe no-one can know your reality the way that you do, you are the expert. I trust in you, I trust in me and the changes our therapeutic relationship can support.  

I value drawing on other approaches such as, compassionate inquiry and existentialism, helping clients find meaning and explore questions about their lives. I hold all counselling theories lightly, meeting each client anew with what is arising in the moment. I'm led by you, the client, which informs how we work together and if we bring in different ways of approaching sessions. We work by invitation rather than obligation. 

I have personal experience of mental health issues and having 'dark nights of the soul'. I've been on my own counselling journey of healing, which played an important part of shaping me as a person and counsellor, increasing my capacity to empathise and understand elements of suffering. However, I appreciate the importance of meeting you as an individual with your unique lens on the world, honouring our differences. My commitment to you is to continue a path of learning and development, increasing my self-awareness and engaging in self care in order to support you safely, effectively and ethically. 

 I welcome everyone to my practice, having worked with a range of clients in areas such as self-esteem, relationships, trauma, depression, anxiety and neurodiversity. I have a special interest in working with spiritual/transpersonal/non-ordinary experiences. I have experience of supporting people through death, loss and transition, through my training and work as an End of Life Doula. I've worked affirmatively with clients at a local LGBTQ+ mental health charity, exploring specific issues around Gender Identity and Expression, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity. 

Price £50 (50 Minute Session) Practicing Mondays.