Licensed to practice in 3 states and accepts 37 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression and 8 more.
Samantha Acosta
(she/her)
Hello! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) based in Tennessee. I am Licensed in the states of UT, NE, and TN. I received my Masters from Argosy University in Draper, UT and have been practicing for 15 years. I help Individuals struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, life changes, conflict in relationships and processing traumatic events in ones life.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
In our first session together we will take a deep look at the challenges you have been facing and goals that you would like to achieve during this process.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I started my career in community mental health working with individuals who were suffering from addiction, childhood trauma, family conflict, and faith crisis. I feel like I have learned the true impact addiction, poverty, trauma, and abuse can have on an individual and family system. This has helped me create space for clients to feel safe, heard, valued, and respected in our sessions.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I love working with clients who are genuinely seeking therapy for their own growth and awareness. Client's who want to take a deeper looking at behaviors and relationships in their lives that could be modified and improved.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Depression
Other specialties
Family Conflict
Grief
Life Transitions
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Postpartum
Self Esteem
Women's Issues
I identify as
Christian
White
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Licensed in
Nebraska
Tennessee
Utah
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
AvMed
Cash - $120 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Medica
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
My hope is to help clients learn to identify the link between their thoughts and their behaviors. If we can create awareness of how our thoughts can elicit behaviors then we can implement coping tools to help modify the behavior.
Grief Therapy
Helping clients identify what their Grief process looks like, and understanding the stages of Grief that individuals can experience. Additionally, I would like to introduce clients to different tools that can help them move through their Grief process.
Trauma-Focused CBT
My hope is to help individuals process trauma and integrate it in to their lives. Helping to identify where the trauma is stored in their body, gain an understanding of the maladaptive coping tools that have been created to cope with the trauma and then learn new tools that can help them integrate the trauma and move forward in their life.
4 ratings with written reviews
January 23, 2026
Even just after the first session, I knew that I had found my new therapist. What a breath of fresh air to find someone who listens deeply, who can connect dots for you, and provide actual next steps. I can tell that this is going to be an amazing relationship already.
Verified client, age 25-34
January 5, 2026
Samantha is very easy to talk to and solution oriented. I am looking forward to my continued sessions with her.
Verified client, age 55-64
May 3, 2025
Samantha has been extremely helpful, She has challenged me in ways that has enabled me to do things out of my comfort zone and obtain the goals that I needed to reach. She is very insightful and I have gained confidence through each session can’t say enough about her and her ability to equip me to be the best version of me that I am today and have healthier relationships.