Samantha SynettLMSW, LCSW

Samantha Synett is a licensed clinical social worker who blends practical therapy with down-to-earth coaching. She uses a direct, collaborative style that helps people set goals, build skills, and move forward. Samantha talks plainly and encourages clients to bring questions and real-life concerns to sessions.

Samantha works with adults in their 20s and 30s and draws on seven years of clinical experience. Her background includes supporting people with PTSD, depression, anxiety, complicated grief, and adjustment after major life changes. She has also spent time working alongside service members, veterans, oncology and hospice patients, and college students.

Her approach mixes evidence-based therapy with coaching practices. That means sessions can include skill-building, accountability, and conversations about values and life direction. Samantha aims to help clients overcome stuck points and re-engage with life beyond mere survival.

She prioritizes empathy, clear communication, and collaboration when creating a plan. Samantha also centers anti-racism, healthcare equity, and inclusion in her practice and respects each person’s identity and background. Expect candid, supportive conversations and practical steps you can try between sessions.

Outside symptom work, Samantha coaches on self-compassion, boundary-setting, decision-making, and assertive communication. She frames therapy as a partnership where clients take an active role in shaping goals and measuring progress.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life

Samantha draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values, even when emotions are hard to sit with. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Samantha works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts plans based on what is helping and what feels workable in day-to-day life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm available session formats before booking since options are set by the therapist and platform. Online work can make it easier to fit care around work, school, medical appointments, or family demands. It can also support shorter check-ins, flexible scheduling, and avoiding travel time so sessions are simpler to keep in a busy week. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques to remote sessions so people can practice skills between meetings and track progress over time.