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Samantha Bender

(She/Her/Hers)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
North Carolina and Texas

Accepts

Aetna, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cigna, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Oscar (Optum), Oxford (Optum), Quest Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare (Optum)

Specializes in

Anxiety, Depression, and Women's Issues
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Great to meet you!

Hey there, I'm Sam! I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker passionate about helping people experiencing anxiety, depression, life adjustments, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and borderline personality disorder. I use solutions-focused and strengths-based approaches, as well as dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. If you're wondering if we'd be a good match, let's chat!

A bit about my approach to therapy

I approach therapy with curiosity, compassion, and humor, as well as a genuine interest in getting to know my clients as a whole person. While it's easy to focus on the "negative" in therapy, it's just as important to focus on the positive, the fun, and the successes.

What you can expect from our first session

You may leave session with new skills, different perspectives, homework assignments, and recommended resources to help continue growth outside of sessions. For example, someone working on building better habits may leave with recommended reading, a goal to reach by the next session, and a plan we come up with to reach that goal.

Samantha's style is

Solution-oriented
Open-minded
Humorous

Insurance carriers Samantha accepts

Aetna
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Carelon Behavioral Health
Cigna
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
Oscar
Oxford
Quest Behavioral Health
United Healthcare

More about Samantha

MSW (Master of Social Work) at Unc Wilmington
License type: LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) (North Carolina, Texas)
Gender: Cisgender Female
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Languages: English
Works with: Adults
More specialties: ADD/ADHD, Sleep disorder, Family Issues, Stress, and Relationship Issues
Modalities: Strength-Based, Positive Psychology, Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)