Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Samantha works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Virginia, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Samantha
Samantha Blackwell is a licensed social worker who helps people manage anger and related stress. She draws on 20 years of experience to support people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth and meant for people who want practical tools and clear emotional support.
She meets each person where they are and focuses on building skills for calmer responses. Sessions often include simple behavioral strategies and new ways to talk about feelings.
Background and approach
The work also looks at patterns from the past that keep reactions stuck and offers ways to change them. Samantha uses approaches that emphasize values, present-moment choices, and improving relationships. She helps people practice new behaviors between sessions so changes carry into daily life.
She also supports people facing career strain, identity questions, caregiving stress, and chronic health challenges. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps set short-term goals and plans to reach them.
Many people appreciate having concrete steps to use when anger or overwhelm show up. Based in Ohio, Samantha is licensed as an LCSW and an LISW. She works with people over video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
Sessions are organized through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What Samantha works with
Everything Samantha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Samantha's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous 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
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Samantha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters most to you and taking small actions toward those values. It helps with anger, anxiety, and life transitions by teaching practical steps to stay present and commit to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is useful for stress, depression, and managing intense emotional reactions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect present connections and helps people build healthier ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions begin with listening and planning so the approach can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera isn’t practical. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework, or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, medical appointments, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Samantha
What concerns does Samantha help with?
She supports people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and related areas like self-esteem, ADHD, and caregiving stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting goals, and practicing skills to change day-to-day reactions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of experience as a licensed social worker and offers long-term clinical perspective on complex emotional concerns.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is based in Ohio and holds the credentials LCSW and LISW as listed in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.