Counselling support that meets you where you are.
When you feel overwhelmed you don’t have to face it alone.
online sessions | confidential & trauma-informed
You're Not Alone
"Trauma isn't always a single event. It can be the accumulation of feeling unsupported, the lingering echo of a difficult relationship, or the weight of carrying too much for too long."
Whether your experience feels big or small, your nervous system is telling a story that deserves to be heard.
My Approach
Grounded Foundation
My practice is grounded in the understanding that unresolved developmental and attachment trauma can significantly shape how individuals experience relational stress in adulthood.
Comprehensive Care
I support individuals and couples navigating relational distress, conflict, life transitions, anxiety, depression, and the impacts of childhood trauma.
Holistic Process
I recognise that present-day challenges are often influenced by earlier relational experiences, coping patterns, and ongoing life stressors. I collaborate with clients to explore these patterns, building practical skills for communication, emotional regulation, and healthier relationship dynamics.
Safe Environment
My approach is trauma-informed, integrative, strengths-based, and carefully paced to prioritise emotional safety. I create a space that is safe, respectful, and free from judgement, where clients can explore their experiences with openness and support.
About Samantha
Samantha Apley is a counsellor specialising in trauma, relational dynamics, and attachment-based challenges.
Qualifications
- MA Counselling
- Dip Counselling
- B.A. Psychology
- Cert. Traumatic Stress Studies
I'm a registered counsellor with eleven years of experience supporting individuals and couples through relationship difficulties, life transitions, anxiety, depression, family violence, and the impacts of trauma.
Over the course of my career, I have worked with individuals, couples, and families experiencing a wide range of challenges, including relationship conflict, communication difficulties, grief and loss, separation, co-parenting, family violence, elder abuse and the lasting effects of childhood trauma.
Experienced in trauma, I have a deep understanding of how trauma influences our sense of self, our relationships, and our capacity to engage fully in life. My aim is to help people develop greater self-awareness, strengthen their connections with others, and build resilience that supports meaningful and lasting change.
My practice is trauma-informed, integrative, and carefully paced to prioritise emotional safety.
Services
Couples Counselling
Support is available for couples facing a range of relational challenges, including conflict, intimacy concerns, infidelity, or communication difficulties. Counselling is inclusive of diverse relationship experiences, including same-sex and LGBTIQ+ couples. Equally, some couples seek support simply to strengthen their bond. The focus is on fostering healthier, more secure, and connected relationships.
Individual Counselling
Support for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions, with a focus on emotional wellbeing, resilience, and effective change.
Areas of Practice
What to Expect
The First Connection
A simple message or email is all it takes to begin. We’ll find a time that works for you to schedule a time to speak.
Intake & Preparation
As part of best practice, you will be contacted with a no-obligation call or email. We’ll have a discussion so I can ascertain your needs and goals and answer any questions you might have.
The Discovery Session
Our first session is a low-pressure space to share further what brings you here. We’ll explore what feeling better looks like for you.
Collaborative Work
Ongoing sessions paced to your comfort. We'll blend talking with practical grounding techniques to help you feel safe and supported as we work.
Integration & Growth
As you find your footing, we may consider transitioning to less frequent session until you feel ready to move forward independently.
Appointments & Fees
Session length = 60 mins | Session format is online
Individual
Couples
Cancellation Policy
48 hours notice is required when cancelling an appointment. Late cancellations incur a 50% fee.
* Please note Orenda counselling does not provide any court related work.
Contact Samantha
"You don't need to have the 'right words' or share your whole story yet.
A simple 'I'd like to learn more' is a perfect place to start."
Orenda Origins
Orenda is a concept from the Iroquois culture, a Native American people of North America. It describes a spiritual life force present in all people, living beings, and nature. This energy is seen as a source of personal power that helps shape intentions and create change, highlighting each person's inherent capacity for strength and transformation.