About Samara
Samara Shields is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with mood and motivation. She also supports those dealing with relationship strains, grief, trauma and abuse, and concerns around self-esteem and sleeping.
Her approach centers on clear, practical conversation. Samara tailors sessions to each person's needs and goals. She aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming.
Background and approach
Samara often helps people build small, manageable skills to cope with anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD challenges, and shifts in life circumstances. She also addresses personality disorder concerns and self-harm in a focused way when those topics come up. Sessions focus on problem-solving, learning tools for everyday life, and using each person's strengths.
Samara works at a pace chosen together and adjusts strategies as progress is made. She explains steps plainly so people know what to expect. Samara believes taking the first step toward change takes bravery.
She aims to support and empower people through that work, helping them find clearer thinking and steadier routines. Her style is steady, direct, and compassionate.
Approaches that guide online work and flexible sessions
Samara uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is skill-building for managing anxiety and mood; this involves learning coping strategies, organizing routines, and practicing small behavior changes to reduce stress and improve sleep. Another approach centers on problem-focused conversation for relationship and life-change concerns; this helps people clarify patterns, set realistic goals, and try new ways of relating or reacting.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samara collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts plans as progress is made and encourages regular check-ins so the approach stays useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less data and can be easier to fit into a break from work. Live chat or text messaging can provide brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, and flexibility when scheduling is tight. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care while balancing daily life.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English