Sam Cotton

Name: Sam Cotton
Address: Renfrew Road, Lambeth, London, Greater London, SE11 4NH, United Kingdom
Telephone: 07572184025

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I’m Sam - I’ve been a psychotherapist for about eight years. I became a therapist because I had been in therapy for years myself and it really helped, and so I wanted to support others in the same way. I’m 50 years old, I’ve had countless different jobs and loads of life experience before training in psychotherapy. I guess my style is warm, non-judgmental, empathic and challenging when necessary. Here’s a bit more about who I am and what I do… I’m Scottish living in Central London, a gay man and I work with people of any gender or sexual orientation - I have a wide mix of clients, some straight, some gay, some people of colour, some white, male, female, non binary and everything in between. With other gay/bi/queer men and women I have a lived experience of being in the minority, I understand how it feels and the issues we face as gay/queer people living in a predominantly straight world.

Sexual identity:

Gay
Kink - BDSM
Queer

Gender identity: Male

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: Yes

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: Yes

Personal pronouns: He/Him

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Diploma in Solution-Focused Psychotherapy & Hypnotherapy

PG Diploma in Addiction Psychology & Counselling

Accredited Member with the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy bacp.co.uk samcotton.org

Qualifications - Additional:

Award	Awarding body	Year of award
Diploma in Solution Focused Psychotherapy	Uncommon Knowledge	2008
BA(hons) Perfomance Studies	City University, London	2012
PG Diploma in Addiction Psychology	London Southbank University	2020

Experience and approach:

I do three main things - the first is general psychotherapy, so if you need support with anxiety, fear, depression, relationship challenges - I am used to supporting others through medium-long term psychotherapy. I use a person-centred model, which basically means I’m going to be really non-judgemental, empathic and give you lots of space to help you sort out what’s going on. I will also challenge you when appropriate. I integrate lots of other methods too, but that gives you an overview.

The second thing I do is that I’m an addictions specialist - I’ve worked in rehabs, I have specialist training in addiction psychology and I am very familiar with the 12-step model, having been in recovery myself for years. However, if you don’t resonate with the 12-steps, I can also support you in other ways.

The third thing is that I specialise in working with gay/queer/bi men men, particularly in the area of sex and relationships. I am very aware of some of the typical challenges that we can face in gay relationships, and I'm virtually unshockable! I enjoy working with men to help them know themselves better in relationship and to bring them closer to a more authentic expression of themselves. I also have knowledge of the kink/BDSM/fetish scene, so if you need to talk things through, you won't feel judged, nor will you have to explain the basics to me! I also work closely with psychosexual therapists, so I may refer you on if you have very specific sexual challenges to work through.

Looking for a therapist can be challenging so I offer a free 20 minute session so we can get to know each other a bit and you can see how it feels, without you having to spend anything up front. You can send me a text, What’s App, give me a call or an email to organise it.

And lastly, I only work with people who are kind, respectful, committed and have some motivation for change. If that’s you, I look forward to hearing from you.

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