Hello There! I'm Samantha. Nice to meet you (virtually). Are you struggling with hopelessness or crippling anxiety that you no longer enjoy meeting people or doing activities you used to like? Are you someone who is struggling to juggle expectations from family, friends, work, and/society? Or are you someone grieving the loss of a loved one or a significant change in your life? I'm a therapist who empower individuals to overcome the burden of social expectations and maintain healthy boundaries through self-exploration and emotion regulation. I believe in expressing our true selves while maintaining healthy boundaries and nurturing relationships with loved ones. I'm here to help. I can be your sounding board and holding space to be vulnerable. In our sessions together, I'll meet you with compassion and non-judgment so you are free to express yourself. Together we will work towards better self-care, healthy boundaries, mindfulness, and bringing enjoyment back into your life.
In our first session, I will review with you the intake questionnaires you completed, ask follow up questions, and get to know you a little bit. You will leave the first appointment with some knowledge of who I am as a therapist, my style, and an introduction of what your treatment plan will look like based on the goals you tell me.
Clients have said that I'm personable, yet provide a calm and stable holding space which makes them feel secure. I pride myself in empowering others to be themselves, to take care of themselves, and to feel confident. My only goal for those I work with is this: I hope you leave here loving yourself just a little bit more than when you first came in.
We will explore your values and beliefs to help guide you to make the decision that gives you the most peace of mind.
You may have heard of this before: changing the way we think to change the way we feel and behave. Adjusting our perspectives and finding alternative reality-based explanations can help us be more in control of our thoughts/feelings.
Here, we will practice confronting the thoughts, images, objects, and situations that make you anxious & provoke obsessions. This is where we learn to tolerate the discomfort of not giving into an obsession/compulsion, or anxious desire.
We will learn different ways to be more present and less judgmental to our thoughts/feelings, and be more intentional with them.