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Samantha Kerdman, LMFT

Stress, Anxiety Addictions LGBTQ+ Relationships Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I'm here to support you throughout your therapeutic journey. My goal is to help you grow from your struggles, heal from your pain, rediscover your strengths, and achieve your individual or relationship goals. I offer a safe and supportive therapeutic environment, where we collaboratively search for new solutions using empirically based therapeutic treatment.

Professional experience

10yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions LGBTQ+ Relationships Depression

Additional areas of focus: Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality Disorders, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues

Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

CA LMFT 105929

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Samantha Kerdman. 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.

Samantha has helped me navigate numerous interpersonal relationships. Always challenging me to dig deeper and the homework she assigns if I’m not able to come to a conclusion by the end of our session encourages me to stay accountable to myself to figure it out and deal with the issues head on instead of sweeping them under a rug. Highly recommend her

Written on Jun 17, 2024 after therapy with Samantha for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Listens well and gives assignment to help me self reflect

Written on Dec 15, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts

Samantha is a good listener and has concrete, proactive advice. She is very down to earth and practical, which I really appreciate it.

Written on Oct 24, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, and intimacy-related issues

Samantha Kerdman is a great therapist, she deeply engages in deliberate listening, steer the session with clear questions, provide clear advices when needed, I highly recommend her!

Written on Sep 27, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, self esteem, and coaching

Really kind and listens to my problems while giving positive constructive feed back.

Written on Sep 22, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd

Samantha has struck an excellent balance between listening and validation, and asking the hard questions and making uncomfortable suggestions. I feel like she's taken the sort of gentle guiding approach that works well for me, while giving me room to feel my feelings and understand that it's really me doing the work.

Written on Jan 06, 2023 after therapy with Samantha for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, grief, anger management, and coping with life changes