About Simon
Simon Knott is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress and relationship worries. He uses straightforward, practical methods to help people feel steadier and make small, workable changes. Simon presents as warm and flexible, aiming to create a calm space for people to talk and think things through.
Simon trained in counselling after a long career in human resources. He is an Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Background and approach
That background means he has nearly two decades of direct counselling experience and many years working with life-event issues prior to training. In sessions Simon pays attention to the whole person - thoughts, feelings and bodily experience. He draws on Client-Centred principles to listen carefully and help people find their own direction.
He also uses elements of cognitive behavioural work to spot unhelpful thoughts and try out different ways of coping. Simon offers video and telephone sessions and adapts the pace to each person. He works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating issues, self-esteem, and career stress.
He also supports people dealing with attachment, abandonment and relationship difficulty. People who prefer a collaborative, practical approach that keeps things grounded may find his style helpful. He aims to make therapy relevant to daily life and to help people build tools they can use between sessions.
How these approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy places the persons experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens deeply and follows the persons agenda, which can help with issues like anxiety, grief and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is practical and goal-focused. It looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and tests small changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage low mood.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and next steps. It helps people identify small, realistic changes that move them toward their goals rather than focusing only on problems.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods match the persons needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can change as therapy progresses and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions suit those who need a lower-bandwidth option, and live chat or text messaging can be handy for brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats help people fit therapy around work, travel or family life and allow the same therapeutic approaches to be used across different contact methods.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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