Samantha is a Licensed Associate Professional Counselor (LAPC) and a National Certified Counselor (NCC). She received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Kennesaw State University and her master's degree in Clinical Counseling Psychology from Brenau University. Her clinical experience includes working with children, teens, and adults in multiple settings, providing individual, family, and group counseling. Samantha has extensive training in both Positive Discipline Education and Hypnotherapy. She has focused her work on building resilience, coping skills for anxiety and frustration, recognizing and challenging automatic negative thoughts, improving prosocial behaviors, enhancing self-esteem, improving body image, managing mood disorders, and coping with grief, trauma, and other significant life changes and transitions.

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Samantha has conducted extensive research in building resilience, major mood disorders, eating disorders, positive body image, and healthy habits. She is passionate about helping young girls and women appreciate their bodies and learn to love themselves for their positive characteristics. Samantha helps her clients recognize their inner strengths and resilience to improve self-esteem, reduce negative self-talk, and find motivation. She integrates creative forms of therapy and incorporates art into many sessions, using Positive Psychology and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT).