About Samantha
Samantha Matesic is a licensed professional counselor who brings 14 years of experience to her work in Virginia. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. Samantha uses clear, direct conversation to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck and to try new ways of responding.
Her background includes focused work with people affected by trauma and attachment challenges. She blends practical techniques to address anxious thoughts and the body’s reactions to stress.
Background and approach
Sessions often center on learning simple skills that can be used between meetings. Samantha emphasizes collaboration and steady progress. She invites people to notice small changes and build confidence over time.
The goal is healthier decision-making and more self-acceptance rather than quick fixes. In sessions she pays attention to how past losses, adoption or foster care experiences, and caregiver strain can affect everyday life. She also supports people working through body image concerns, codependency, communication and control issues, and dissociation.
Her approach aims to make difficult material easier to manage in the moment. People who prefer practical strategies and an empathic guide tend to find her style helpful. She encourages questions and works at a pace that fits each person.
Prospective clients can expect straightforward language and a focus on usable tools.
Approaches and what online work can look like
Samantha draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people feel better in everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, addresses distress tied to traumatic memories by using guided processing to reduce emotional intensity and the body's reactivity.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Samantha works with each person to figure out which techniques fit their history, goals, and comfort level. She adjusts pace and methods as people notice what helps and what does not, keeping the work collaborative and goal-oriented.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. That said, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people find video helpful for face-to-face connection, while others prefer phone sessions for less bandwidth or a simpler setup. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for your needs and daily routine.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- 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
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, Florida
- Languages
- English