About
About Samantha Bennett, Psychosynthesis therapist in Cardiff
Samantha's story
My journey into psychotherapeutic counselling has been shaped by lived experience, deep inquiry and a profound love for the human spirit.
For over 25 years I worked in corporate environments. HR, payroll, logistics, construction. Male-dominated spaces where mental health was rarely spoken about and almost never held with care. I became a Mental Health First Aider and found myself as the first port of call for colleagues in crisis. That experience changed me. It showed me how urgent and how possible it is to create spaces where people feel truly seen.
That path led me to train as a psychotherapist in Psychosynthesis, a psychology of the soul. Through this work I began to explore my own story: healing from religious trauma, my journey with plant medicine integration, my own long road back to myself. I do not come to this work from a distance. I come from inside it.
Today my practice is rooted in holding the whole person, body, mind, soul and story. I work with people who are ready to reconnect with their inner truth. Healing is not about fixing what is broken. It is about remembering what is whole.

The consulting space at Ocean Sky Spa, Llandaff Road, Cardiff.
Qualifications
Credentials and training.
- ◆ MA Psychosynthesis Psychology
- ◆ Diploma Psychosynthesis Counselling
- ◆ Diploma Psychosynthesis Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- ◆ CBT Essentials and DBT Essentials
- ◆ EFT Practitioner Level 1 and 2
- ◆ Attachment Practice
- ◆ Mental Health First Aider
- ◆ MBACP, Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- ◆ HNC Business Studies
- ◆ CIPD Level 5 Human Resource Management
BACP note
I work within the BACP Ethical Framework. Your safety, dignity and wellbeing are always at the centre of our work together.