About Samantha
Samantha Motie is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and overwhelming stress. She offers a calm, straightforward style and focuses on practical steps that make daily life easier. Conversations are collaborative and aimed at helping clients feel steadier and more in control.
Samantha listens for patterns that keep people stuck and then helps them try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
She teaches coping skills that can be used between sessions and works on building emotional awareness. Sessions often include clear goal-setting and simple exercises tailored to what each person needs. Her background includes four years of clinical experience working with trauma-related concerns and mood difficulties.
That hands-on time gave her practice guiding people through reactions to loss, major life changes, and overwhelming stress. She also addresses compassion fatigue and the exhaustion that comes from caring for others. Samantha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address issues like attachment wounds, abandonment fears, communication struggles, and postpartum depression.
She also supports people dealing with isolation, impulsivity, and body-focused behaviors such as trichotillomania. The work is practical, focused on small changes that add up. Clients will find a therapist who values clear communication and steady progress.
Samantha aims to create an approachable space where people can bring their concerns, make sense of difficult feelings, and practice new ways of coping.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Samantha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One key approach is trauma-focused cognitive behavioral work, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact after trauma and teaches tools to reduce distress and avoidant patterns.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them and choose actions that match their values. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and decisions during life transitions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha partners with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made so the plan stays relevant and helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection between appointments. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.
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- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English