Hi! My name is Samantha, I'm so glad you're here.

 

I was raised outside of Baltimore, MD and moved to Charleston in 2007 to begin my undergraduate studies at the College of Charleston. I graduated with two Bachelor’s degrees from the Honors College in Sociology and Religious Studies. Before pursuing my Master’s in Psychology at The Citadel, I was the founder and executive director of a grassroots non-profit that focused on asset based community development in the Eastside neighborhood of downtown Charleston. It was during this time that I discovered my passion for intertwining psychology with lived experience, by focusing on people’s individual stories. I have been practicing therapy in a clinical setting since 2018, and launched my private practice in 2020. I am a National Board Certified Counselor, am trained in EMDR and am in the process of completing training to become a Gottman Certified therapist for couples. 

 

I believe that a therapist's lived experience can be a comfort and support to clients, without violating personal or ethical boundaries. Some of my personal experience that can be relatable to others in the therapy room include my own deconstruction of the Christian faith; mine and my husband's journey through IVF; my history of being a licensed foster parent; my passion for endurance running; and my care for social justice and hyper-local comunity impact. In my free time I love cuddling with our two black cats, running, reading and exploring Charleston with my husband and son.