I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT), Dynamic Interpersonal Therapist (DIT), and EMDR Therapist. Through my time with the NHS and private practice, I have supported hundreds of clients facing common mental health difficulties, including generalised anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and many others.

What We Do

Sometimes we need to go ‘Beyond the Surface’ to truly understand ourselves and our difficulties. At Beyond the Surface Therapy, my role is to guide you through your mental health challenges using evidence-based approaches, helping you move beyond just “getting by” to living in a way that you choose. I support you in taking back control of your life and making decisions aligned with your values.

Why You Might Seek Therapy / Why It Helps

You may be struggling with negative or unhelpful thoughts that make work, relationships, or being alone difficult. Anxiety, depression, or unresolved trauma might still affect you. Your self-esteem and confidence may be low, and life may feel suffocating or overwhelming. Therapy provides a safe space to work through these challenges.

How We Work

Using evidence-informed approaches CBT, DIT or EMDR, we can create meaningful change. In therapy sessions, I aim to help you:

• Understand the factors that lead to and maintain your difficulties

• Develop more effective ways of managing your mental health

• Identify and shift unhelpful cycles of thinking, feeling, and behaving

• Nurture a balanced perspective on your problems

• Build a healthier relationship with yourself

• Continue your personal growth

With EMDR, we can also work safely to process distressing memories and trauma, helping the past feel less overwhelming while staying grounded in the present.

Read more about the different types of therapy here.

Who You’ll Work With

All sessions are private, one-to-one, with me, Sam Lynch MSc, BSc. We meet via video call or phone, offering flexibility to fit your schedule. Research shows online therapy can be just as effective as face-to-face sessions.

When You Can Start

Therapy sessions are available based on appointment availability. You can use the Online Booking System to check available times and select a slot that suits your schedule. Clients must be 18 or older to begin. 

For more information before booking see the Contact and Book page. 

Health insurance? 

Your health insurance may be able to pay the cost of your therapy. 

I am registered with, AXA, Aviva, Cigna, Vitality Health and WPA.