Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and accepts 39 insurances. Specializes in Mood Disorders, Self-Harming, Suicidal Ideation
My name is Sam Hunter. I have been working in the field of Mental Health Treatment for the past 8 years. I have been trained in DBT treatment through intensive DBT training for the past 6 years. I love to utilize a combination of skills training and validation to help clients reach their ultimate goals. I had further training 3 years ago and became fully trained in Prolonged Exposure treatment for clients suffering with PTSD. I love to utilize Exposure treatment to help clients work on conquering fears that get in the way of activities of daily living. I have experience with several clients diagnosed with trichotillomania as well utilizing behavioral skills and techniques learned through DBT. Using validation and teaching how to validates oneself are important pieces of the therapeutic relationship to me
I am pretty easy going. The first session will really be about getting to know one another and setting some goals for therapy. What are the things that are bringing you in for treatment. How can I help you to reach those goals that are important to you.
Ensuring follow through on skills. Making sure that my clients feel valued and comfortable. Treating clients as real people.
I love working with people who feel stuck in the same pattern of behavior. Clients who have been in therapy for years who have had their chronic suicidality and self-harm treated as the problem in and of themselves rather than unhelpful solutions to greater problems within. I find a lot of clients know skills. They know what skills to use however these things end up not showing up in their everyday lives. Providing a buffet of skills and allowing clients to chose the ones that work for them rather than forcing the skills I feel are the most effective is important to me. Clients who want to be treated as an actual person and not just a number or a project to work on.
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Cash - $95 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Geisinger - Commercial
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Highmark
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UPMC Health Plan
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy - Exhaustive understanding and use of DBT skills. Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Mindfulness Skills. Have graduated dozens of clients from full DBT model over the past 6 years.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Have walked clients through prolonged exposure treatment modality on average 13-15 week treatment following the Evidenced Based Treatment of Prolonged Exposure. Have been practicing this for the past 3 years
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Trained in Cognitive Behavioral therapy identifying faulty thinking patterns and helping client work towards their goals by correcting these patterns . Utilizing skills and validation to help clients identify these things themselves going forward
1 rating with written reviews
June 18, 2025
Sam Hunter is a talented Therapist. He does a great job with identifying situations that are a “must discuss” which helps me to process my trauma. Sometimes as I tell my story, I tell it in a very matter of fact way. Sam does an excellent job with helping me to slow down, process, feel and deeply understand my story and myself. He’s a great mirror because he is nonjudgmental but also keeps it real. I appreciate his authenticity a lot! 💯🙏🏾