Samantha Matesic is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Virginia.
01About Samantha
Samantha Matesic is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Virginia. She brings 14 years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. Her work aims to help clients understand repeating patterns and make decisions that feel more aligned with their goals.
Samantha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical changes. She helps people notice how thoughts and body sensations connect, and she supports gradual steps toward feeling more confident and steady.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with a focus on skills that can be used between meetings. People who have experienced trauma or struggle with anxiety often come to her for help understanding difficult memories and responses. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and dissociation.
The approach is to break down problems into workable parts and practice new responses. Samantha emphasizes collaboration and pacing that matches each person's comfort level. She encourages clients to build trust in their own judgment and to try small experiments that test new ways of handling stress.
Progress is measured by clearer choices and improved day-to-day functioning. She works in English and combines practical coping tools with attention to emotional experience. If someone wants to begin, they can start by choosing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire to schedule a first appointment.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701016054 · expires June 2027
- LMHC (Florida)
- License MH16522 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1093368359 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Samantha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Evidence-based techniques mentioned in her profile include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and interventions used for trauma processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and learning concrete skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and self-esteem concerns. Trauma-focused techniques aim to help people process painful memories and reduce the way those memories disrupt daily life; they often combine talking with exercises that address bodily reactions and emotional responses.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Samantha works with clients to decide which methods suit their needs, goals, and comfort. She explains options, tries approaches at a manageable pace, and adjusts plans based on what helps most in real life.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session formats before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and choose quieter surroundings that suit a session. Some formats also let people do shorter check-ins when schedules are tight or avoid video when that feels stressful. Licensed professionals can adapt evidence-based techniques to remote sessions so that skill practice and processing continue between meetings.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Samantha focus on?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem. Additional areas include attachment issues, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is practical and collaborative with clear, doable steps. Sessions mix talking through patterns with learning skills to use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working with people facing trauma and anxiety, among other concerns.
What credentials and locations are listed?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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