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Samantha Adams

Samantha Adams, LPC

Therapist in Georgia

Compassionate counselor focused on practical change

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  • Strengths-based care
  • Goal-oriented work
  • Practical skills

About Samantha

Samantha Adams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with eight years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and life changes. Samantha frames the work around each person's strengths and respects their own knowledge of their story.

She emphasizes a straightforward, respectful approach in sessions. Samantha listens first and asks practical questions to understand what matters to each person. She helps clients set small goals and use everyday skills to handle hard moments.

Her background includes supporting people through grief, relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and parenting strain. She also addresses challenges such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress. Samantha pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes when they come up.

Samantha uses several different ways of working depending on the person's needs. She draws on client-centered methods to follow the client's pace, and uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Mindfulness and solution-focused strategies are used to build calm and to set achievable next steps.

Sessions are practical and goal-minded. Samantha helps people practice tools between visits and checks progress together. She encourages honest conversations about what is and isn't working so plans can be adjusted.

To begin, Samantha asks people to share their current concerns and goals. She aims to create a clear path forward and to support steady progress toward a more manageable day-to-day life.

How Samantha’s approaches translate to online work

Samantha integrates client-centered therapy to follow what matters most to the person, listening closely and adjusting pace to fit individual needs. This approach helps with feeling heard, clarifying goals, and deciding what to focus on in sessions.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and to practice concrete tools for change. CBT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and for building manageable habits between meetings.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Samantha will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that fit those needs. She checks in regularly and adapts methods if something is not helping.

If you are considering online work, confirm the session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that better fits a schedule. It can also make it simpler to practice skills in everyday settings and to bring what happens in life directly into sessions for discussion.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

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

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 counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-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

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Samantha help with?

Samantha helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She also works with issues related to relationships, grief, intimacy, parenting, and self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a strengths-focused, practical style that centers the person's own story. Sessions often include goal setting, skill practice, and problem-solving tailored to daily life.

What is her professional background?

She has eight years of professional experience helping clients with a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, ADHD, and trauma-related issues.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

This clinician holds an LPC credential and is licensed in Georgia.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

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

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

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