- Evidence-based techniques
- Trauma-informed care
- Stress and anxiety focus
About Samantha
Samantha Matesic is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Virginia. She brings 14 years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns.
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help clients notice patterns in thinking and behavior. Samantha helps people name difficult experiences, understand how those experiences affect current choices, and try small changes that can feel more manageable day to day.
Her background includes substantial work with trauma and related symptoms. She supports people who are navigating attachment struggles, abandonment, dissociation, and other complex reactions after difficult events. She also assists those coping with the emotional impact of natural or human-caused disasters.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to fit each person. Samantha aims to help clients build confidence, clearer decision-making, and greater self-acceptance. She encourages people to learn skills they can apply between sessions.
To start, prospective clients use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged according to the therapist’s availability and the service’s subscription model, which can be canceled at any time.
Approaches that guide online work and recovery
She commonly integrates cognitive behavioral strategies and eye movement desensitization approaches into her work. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new, more balanced ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and improve decision-making. Eye movement desensitization approaches aim to help people process traumatic memories and reduce the intensity of distressing reactions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and symptoms, then adjust methods as needed. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques feel most useful and safe to try.
The original biography does not list which session formats are used for online work, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow work to continue around appointments. It can also make shorter check-ins or sessions at different times of day easier to schedule. Licensed professionals help match the approach and format to what will best support each person.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Virginia, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem difficulties. Additional focuses include attachment issues, body image, codependency, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She helps clients identify patterns, try small changes, and build skills that carry into daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical experience working with trauma and anxiety-related concerns.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials and practices in Virginia.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.