Samantha Holt , NCPS

Samantha Holt is a psychotherapist who focuses on supporting people affected by trauma, relationship difficulties, domestic and sexual violence, personality and attachment disorders, addictions, and eating-related concerns. She draws on a range of clinical approaches to help clients understand how past experiences can shape current thoughts, emotions, and patterns in relationships, and she works with a wide variety of presenting problems including stress, anxiety, grief, anger, sleep difficulties, parenting challenges, and mood conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Samantha has experience working with both inpatient and outpatient settings and has treated clients with acute and chronic stress responses, post-traumatic stress and complex post-traumatic stress, intimacy-related issues, disordered eating, and substance or behavioural addictions. Her practice also addresses related areas such as attachment difficulties, abandonment concerns, codependency, dissociation, and the emotional impact of divorce or domestic violence.

She holds NCPS, a professional psychotherapy credential, and aims to provide an accepting, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore difficult thoughts and feelings. Samantha emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, helping people find practical ways to build resilience, strengthen relationships, and move toward a more manageable and fulfilling life.

Her work is informed by therapies that attend to emotional connection, practical coping strategies, and the processing of traumatic experiences, tailored to each client’s needs and goals.

Approaches That Guide Online Work

Samantha commonly integrates attachment-based work, trauma-focused methods, and cognitive behavioural techniques into online sessions. Attachment-based therapy explores patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early bonds influence current trust, intimacy, and communication; it is useful for relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns, and attachment issues. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing distressing experiences and reducing their ongoing emotional impact; it is appropriate for those experiencing post-traumatic stress, complex trauma, or the aftereffects of abuse. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and develop more effective coping strategies; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and sleep or eating-related difficulties.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Samantha works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the approach as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Samantha is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to receive support from different locations and at flexible times. These options allow clients to choose the format that feels most comfortable and practical for their lifestyle while still working with licensed professionals and therapists to make meaningful progress.