Therapy is a beautifully personal relationship. People express themselves in unique ways, and only an individually chosen response will do. I am caring and appreciative of my clients' frames of reference, the content of their hearts and boundaries which keep them safe and protected when they are emotionally vulnerable.
I am an experienced licensed psychotherapist providing exceptional mental health care grounded in scientific principles, empathy and genuine warmth. I completed her training and certification from The Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute’s Advanced Adult Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program, hold a Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work, earned certification in Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counseling and served as First Lieutenant Behavioral Health Science Officer in the U.S. Army’s Medical Detachment.
I have an eclectic arsenal of work experience and expertise from Henry Ford Hospital’s psych ward, an outpatient methadone maintenance clinic; a residential, intensive outpatient, outpatient and transitional housing drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment center and have treated patients through various telemental health platforms, including MDLive.
My strength and highest degree and level of specialization is in psychodynamic psychotherapy, an extraordinarily versatile type of therapy, which includes elements of a multitude of approaches, and of those, gradually creates a combination which fits a patient’s developmental and emotional needs and challenges best.
Having participated in my own rigorous psychotherapy as a part of her advanced training, she possesses an intimate understanding of the patient experience. It can be fun, illuminating, challenging, thought-provoking, intense and a profoundly life-altering experience if done correctly.
I aim to help others expand their own self-understanding. The more you know yourself, the better equipped you will be to effect meaningful and lasting change in your life.
I prize, respect and consider the value and complexity of human life and individual human experience.
People are more than a mere diagnosis or behavior. They are a vast sum of their mind, body and spirit, of memories, heredity, beliefs, environment, experiences, emotions, strengths, weaknesses, fears, hopes, dreams and desires, successes and failures. This sum of body, mind and spirit is integral to the type of dynamic work we’ll be doing.
I won’t pathologize you, but instead seek to understand you from a multi-faceted lens to help you better achieve your goals and improve the quality of your life.
I strive, always, to provide genuine, authentic, ethical, empathic, honest, compassionate, respectful and specialized feedback, guidance and insight for all my clients.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Body image, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
MI LMSW 6801096820
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Samantha is the best therapist I've ever had. I am grateful every day that she's been able to help me see myself more clearly and guide me to be me.
Written on Aug 21, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 2 years and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and parenting issues
I love Sam! ❤️
Written on Aug 05, 2022 after therapy with Samantha for 1 year and 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Working with Samantha has been so wonderful. She has helped me in so many ways and I would strongly recommend anyone considering working with her!
Written on Feb 28, 2022 after therapy with Samantha for 1 year on issues concerning lgbt, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Samantha has been a light in the dark space that has been my pain. She listens intently, and acknowledges the space I am in with no judgement, and kindly leads me to ask myself the questions that lead me to healing places. I feel empowered with her on my side.
Written on Apr 16, 2021 after therapy with Samantha for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue