Hi, I'm Sam! I offer a warm, empathic, and nonjudgmental space for clients. As a queer person myself, I have a passion for working with queer, trans, and gender-expansive clients. I know how important a good therapeutic experience is, as my own positive experiences in therapy inspired me to become a counselor.
In sessions, I have an integrative, trauma-informed approach that relies heavily on psychodynamic and multicultural theories. This means that I practice traditional talk therapy, but with a deeper understanding of social, cultural, and systemic impacts on the client.
I've found in my personal therapy as well as my work with clients that somatic techniques make the biggest, most sustainable impact. Connecting to our bodies really does make a difference! For that reason, I'm trained in EMDR, and incorporate it as a tool for clients to process trauma more effectively.
I support adolescents and adults on a wide range of issues, including identity, anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, maternal mental health, pre- and postpartum, relationship dynamics, and CNM/polyamory.
While these are the issues I specialize in and have expertise in, I'm happy to work with you on whatever you're going through. During our first few sessions, we will explore many different areas of your life so I have a big-picture idea of who you are and what's going on. Then, we will develop a focused treatment plan to address the issue or issues that brought you to therapy.
