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Dr. Samantha Dutra, LMHC

Stress, Anxiety Family conflicts Self esteem, Motivation Coping with life changes ADHD
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About me

I am a Doctor of Education, Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Scholar-practitioner in the field of counseling psychology with time devoted to clinical practice, research as well as teaching within the higher educational system. My current research and clinical practice especially focuses on self-esteem and anxiety within educational and occupational settings. I have worked in the field of counseling for approximately 10 years. Aside from this practice, I have provided clinical presentations and training's to various organizations such as the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association (MaMHCA), Association for Nontraditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE), New England College Personnel Association (NECPA), and the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). I have a range of clinical practice in treating children, adults and the elderly population.​

Professional experience

12yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Family conflicts Self esteem, Motivation Coping with life changes ADHD

Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

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License information

MA LMHC 8782

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Samantha Dutra. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

We love Samantha. My wife and I love her. She’s amazing!

Written on Mar 20, 2024 after therapy with Samantha for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

She’s amazing and helps me figure things out and makes me feel better about myself

Written on Mar 09, 2024 after therapy with Samantha for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Dr. Dutra is amazing! The minute I hear her voice I instantly start to feel calm. She really listens and is so supportive. She always seems to know exactly what to say. I always walk away from one of our sessions feeling calmer and a little lighter. I don’t know what I’d do without her! She’s changed my life!

Written on Jan 01, 2024 after therapy with Samantha for 9 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, and adhd

Through therapy with Better Help, and specifically with Dr. Samantha Dutra, I have lost some negative aspects of my life and gained positives I consider priceless.

Therapy with Dr. Dutra has given me back my vision to see other tools to help me gain back my emotional strength and my right to be respected by others no matter what their position is in my life.

Written on Dec 10, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and anger management

She has been very timely with responding to my messages. She has offered multiple ways to help address my concerns.

Written on Nov 04, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues

I can see she is very well prepared and very empathetic psycologist I felt understood and she provided me good resources to handle situations I needed to.Sometimes she was late for live sessions

Written on Oct 28, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, coping with life changes, and adhd