Sam is a Licensed Professional Counselor and board approved supervisor with a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. Her Masters and Doctoral work were both completed at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.

She specializes in:

• Child (10+) and adolescent issues (emotion regulation, self-esteem, sibling conflict, parent-child conflict, socialization challenges, healthy decision-making)
• Complex/chronic trauma, traumatic processing, and post-traumatic growth
• Process addictions
• Disordered eating and body image issues
• Living with chronic pain/illness
• Mood disorders (depression, anxiety)
• Parent education and training (ages 3 and up)

In addition to her work with clients and supervision of developing counselors, Sam also spent six years teaching and training Masters and Doctoral level counselors and counselor educators at the University of Texas Permian Basin and Texas A&M University Commerce. She continues to nurture her passion for teaching and training through providing continuing education to mental health professionals across the state of Texas.

Sam loves to spend her spare time researching new recipes to cook or bake, exercising, and being with her chosen and church family, including her two very hairy dogs. She believes that Philippians 4:12-13 well-encapsulates the therapeutic journey: “I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”