Samantha Adams

Compassionate, pragmatic counseling for life transitions

LPC Georgia

Experience: 8 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Samantha

Samantha Adams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia with eight years of clinical experience supporting people through a wide range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions, and has worked with issues related to trauma and abuse, relationship and family dynamics, grief, and intimacy-related struggles. Her background also includes work with eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and complex presentations involving co-morbidity and dissociation.

Her approach centers on respecting each person as the expert on their own life while offering practical therapeutic tools. Samantha blends client-centered principles with evidence-informed strategies to help clients build on strengths, set manageable goals, and respond differently to difficult patterns.

She aims to make the process approachable and collaborative, encouraging steps toward greater functioning and well-being. People seeking assistance can expect a supportive therapist who pairs empathy with structured techniques.

Samantha’s practice emphasizes tailoring interventions to individual needs, whether addressing communication and commitment issues, caregiver stress and chronic illness, or recovery from abandonment and attachment wounds.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, validation, and building a collaborative relationship; it helps people feel heard and supported while they explore goals and personal meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through structured exercises and skill-building, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Mindfulness Therapy introduces present-moment awareness and acceptance practices to reduce reactivity and improve coping with difficult emotions.

Finding the right approach is something the therapist works through with each client. Samantha uses an open dialogue to learn about a person’s preferences, needs, and goals, and then recommends techniques or combinations of approaches so the plan fits the individual. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make regular care more accessible and flexible. These options allow people to fit therapy into busy schedules, continue work while traveling within accepted regions, or choose formats that feel most comfortable for their communication style.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Samantha commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and bipolar concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

The style blends a client-centered stance with practical techniques, offering empathy and validation alongside goal-focused strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of professional work experience providing mental health support across a range of concerns and presentations.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She holds the credential LPC with licence number GA LPC LPC012221 and practices in Georgia.

Does she conduct sessions in other languages or accept international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.

How are costs and subscriptions handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are needed to begin working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Trauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobias Post-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English