Samantha Dunn, LCSW

Samantha Dunn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who helps people feeling overwhelmed by daily life. She focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, ADHD, relationship concerns, and the weight of grief or trauma. Her style is warm and validating, and she aims to help clients find practical relief and clearer direction.

She listens without judgment and asks concrete questions to identify what’s most draining. Samantha uses straightforward tools people can use between sessions. That might mean small behavior changes, simple routines to improve sleep, or skills to manage impulsivity and intense emotions.

Over nine years she has supported people through career shifts, caregiving strain, pregnancy and postpartum transitions, and blended family challenges. She draws on approaches like client-centered work and cognitive behavioral ideas to fit each person’s needs. The first goal is usually to make life feel a little more manageable.

Samantha also addresses attachment issues, family of origin patterns, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation. Trauma-informed methods are used when past events continue to cause distress, always paced to the person’s comfort. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is unsure how to take the next step.

People describe practical gains such as clearer priorities, fewer daily meltdowns, and more predictable sleep. Samantha encourages steady progress and small experiments that fit real life. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule according to availability.

How Samantha’s approaches translate to online work

Samantha uses client-centered methods that focus on what matters to the person in front of her. That means the therapist asks open questions, listens closely, and helps clients set goals they actually want to achieve. This approach is helpful for sorting priorities and for people who want a collaborative, paced process.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior experiments. CBT-style work often targets anxiety, sleep troubles, impulsivity, and low mood by teaching clear skills and step-by-step practice between sessions.

Mindfulness-based techniques can help people notice stress responses and reduce reactivity. These are short practices and breathing or focus exercises that can be done in daily life to calm intense moments and improve concentration.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Samantha will discuss options and tailor methods based on each person’s goals, preferences, and what feels doable. She collaborates on a plan and adjusts it as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when life gets hectic. It also lets people practice skills in real-world settings and bring concrete examples into the conversation.