Samantha Hefner, Licensed Professional Counselor

Samantha is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience in mental health counseling. She utilizes evidence-based therapy techniques to assist a diverse array of clients, including children, teens, families, and young adults, as they navigate their mental health journeys, with a particular focus on trauma therapy.

Samantha provides mental health counseling for children, teens, families, and young adults. Her areas of focus include trauma therapy, OCD, ADHD, phobias, anxiety, and depression. She employs a range of evidence-based therapy techniques, such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), Motivational Interviewing, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to help her clients effectively address their challenges.

Samantha's approach to mental health counseling is strengths-based, trauma-informed, compassionate, creative, and person-centered. She values collaboration and strives to create a safe and supportive environment for each client, which is essential for effective evidence-based therapy. In her practice of trauma therapy, Samantha believes that trust, mutual understanding, and a sense of safety are crucial elements in the therapeutic relationship.

Samantha is motivated by connection, transparency, and hope in her work within the mental health counseling field. She believes that through self-awareness, consistency, and motivation, individuals can effectively manage their mental health symptoms. By utilizing evidence-based therapy and trauma therapy, she is confident that people are capable of meaningful growth and lasting change.