LCSW, 10 years of experience
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who enjoys working with all ages and demographics. I have prior experience working in hospice, grief and loss support, home health, Partial hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient programs, and about 5 years providing therapy. I like to use various modalities and help clients increase awareness to make shifts towards change in their lives. I am accepting, non-judgmental, open and here to provide a safe space for clients to share and process whatever they need.
If you have never been in therapy the first session goes over what to expect, rules and allowing us to get comfortable. First session will be an intake where I will typically be gathering information about you, addressing challenges and areas of strength, and asking what your goals for therapy and our work together are.
I feel that I am open, accepting, strength based, try to be solution focused and am very compassionate. I love people, understand love and pain, am understanding of people and what they have been through, I want clients to be better to themselves and feel better inside and out. I do have some medical experience which helps, and I feel my specialty in grief/end of loss allows me to go deeper and not be fearful to discuss the untalkaboutable.
I work best with clients struggling with anxiety, depression and ADHD symptoms. One of my specialties is grief and bereavement work with children and adults. I enjoy providing education and coping skills to function better while encouraging clients to increase their self-grace and kindness to self.
I like to be able to use a variety of modalities, strongly client centered, compassion and strength focused, using CBT, DBT, strengths based, grief support/education, humanistic, emotionally focused, and sometimes art or play therapy.
Assist clients with looking at how to change thinking and behaviors, can be especially helpful with anxiety symptoms.
Practicing emotional regulation skills; teaching mindfulness and it's importance, distress tolerance- how not to make things work, emotional regulation, validation, interpersonal effectiveness- improving relationships and self-respect and lastly finding middle ground and negotiation in conflict. Useful to help build awareness of behavior and work towards change.
Life is hard and we are harder on ourselves, compassion focused means I am on your side and understanding of the situation, feelings and am here to support, no judgement here.
4 ratings with written reviews
May 20, 2025
I love Sam.. she’s amazing
April 27, 2025
I am beyond grateful that my friend forwarded Samantha’s information to me to book an appointment through Grow Therapy. Samantha is a provider that cares so much, in therapy you need to be able to feel safe to be vulnerable and open, and she provides such a safe space to do so, always.
February 8, 2025
awesome she was so understanding and sweet and nice