Samantha Synett, LMSW, LCSW

Samantha Synett is a licensed social worker who blends therapy and coaching to help people manage stress and anxiety. She holds a Master of Social Work credential and practices as an LMSW and LCSW. Samantha aims to make therapy straightforward and useful for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes or grief.

Samantha focuses on practical tools that help with depression, complicated grief, trauma, and adjustment challenges. She uses methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and build values-driven action. Mindfulness and attachment-informed ideas also shape her approach in sessions.

Her style is empathic, direct, and goal-oriented. Samantha says she works collaboratively, so goals and plans are made together rather than decided for the client. She encourages questions and wants clients to take an active role in the work.

She also integrates coaching elements like accountability, boundary-setting, and life-purpose work into her practice. That means some sessions will focus on practical steps like decision-making, money mindset, and assertive communication alongside therapeutic goals.

Samantha has seven years of experience and has worked with people from varied backgrounds, including service members, oncology and hospice patients, and college students. Her practice emphasizes inclusion, anti-racism, and unconditional positive regard as core values.

People who choose to work with Samantha can expect a down-to-earth tone and collaborative planning aimed at moving past stuck points and toward clearer day-to-day functioning.

Practical approaches for online stress and anxiety care

Samantha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors that reduce distress. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep troubles, and worry-driven patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another part of her work and focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them while taking steps that reflect personal values. ACT can help with anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

She also brings attachment-informed ideas that look at how early relationships shape patterns in adult connections and self-worth. Those ideas are useful when intimacy, abandonment, or family-of-origin issues come up. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process; the therapist and client will try methods together and adjust based on what fits the person’s goals and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking since this profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins during a workday or a quieter hour in the evening. It also lets people use mindfulness practices and behavioral experiments in their real daily settings, which often helps transfer gains from session to life. Licensed professionals will work with each person to set a plan that suits their schedule and needs.