David Cuff, BACP
7 years in practice
David Cuff is a humanistic psychotherapeutic counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and relationship difficulties.
License and registration
- BACP
- 382975 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About David
David Cuff is a humanistic psychotherapeutic counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief and relationship difficulties. He offers a calm, non-judgemental presence and helps clients make sense of painful experiences. He works in English and practices in the United Kingdom.
David uses a person-centred style that follows the client’s lead. He listens for what matters most and pays attention to feelings that show up in the body. This means sessions often focus on what is happening in the moment and how it feels, not only on facts or events.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) influences his work when emotions and attachment patterns are central to the concern. He also draws on existential and Jungian ideas to explore meaning, identity and personal values. Somatic elements are used to notice how the body remembers stress and trauma.
David describes himself as LGBTQI+ affirmative and non-discriminatory. He sees neurodiversity as a difference rather than a disorder and aims to create a respectful, relational space for all clients. He pays attention to how early experiences shape present-life strategies and behaviours.
He holds a postgraduate professional qualification in humanistic psychotherapeutic counselling from the University of Brighton and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. He has seven years of clinical experience and also has training in online and telephone counselling and child protection in education.
In sessions he supports people to access their own resources, find closure for unfinished business and build forward momentum. The approach is gentle, exploratory and focused on the person’s lived experience.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything David lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches David names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
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Online support
How David’s approaches translate to online therapy
David often draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to work with strong emotions and attachment patterns, helping people name feelings and change unhelpful interaction cycles. This approach can be useful for relationship distress and emotional dysregulation.He also uses a person-centred approach that emphasises listening, empathy and following what matters to the client. This helps people feel heard and guides the pace and content of online sessions.
Somatic ideas are included where bodily sensations matter; simple exercises or noticing can be used in video or phone sessions to help people become aware of how tension and feeling show up in the body.
Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different ways of working and agree a plan based on the client’s needs, goals and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so the approach can be adjusted over time.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face feel and noticing expression, phone sessions suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text messaging can be a shorter, more frequent way to check in. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel and to maintain continuity when life is busy.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does David help with?
David works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem concerns and life changes. He also supports people facing addictions, ADHD, trauma and a wide range of other personal challenges listed in his profile.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a person-centred, relational style that follows the client’s lead and focuses on felt experience. Sessions often include attention to emotions and bodily sensations alongside talking.
What is his experience and background?
He has seven years of clinical experience and completed postgraduate professional training in humanistic psychotherapeutic counselling at the University of Brighton. He also has professional training in online and telephone counselling.
What credentials and country does he practice in?
He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He is not accepting international clients; his practice is based in the United Kingdom.
How are sessions delivered and what formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the cost and subscription work?
Cost varies with location and therapist allocation and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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