About Samantha
Samantha Goodpaster is an Ohio-based licensed professional counselor, LPCC, who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem challenges. She also supports people navigating LGBT concerns, guilt and shame, women's issues, motivation, and major life changes. She frames the work as a partnership and respects each person's experience and strengths.
In sessions she listens for what matters most and helps people set practical steps toward change. Conversations focus on real problems and small, usable strategies rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Samantha encourages clients to notice progress and build on what already works in their lives. Her background includes five years of professional experience in clinical work in Ohio. That experience has shaped a straightforward style aimed at clarity and steady progress.
She keeps sessions focused on goals that clients name and revisits those goals over time. People meet Samantha to talk through anxious thoughts, manage low mood, or gain confidence after a life shift. She offers support for LGBT-related concerns and works to reduce the shame and guilt that block forward steps.
The tone is practical, respectful, and goal-oriented. Samantha emphasizes collaboration and empowerment. She helps clients break larger problems into manageable tasks.
Over time, those small changes add up to clearer choices and more control over daily life.
Approaches and online care that fit your life
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical change and problem solving. One approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people gain clearer thinking and feel less overwhelmed by worries.Another technique centers on building small behavioral changes and routines to improve mood and motivation. It helps people take manageable steps after a setback, rebuild confidence, and reduce avoidance that keeps problems stuck.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to decide which techniques match their needs, goals, and preferences. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a full face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English