Samantha takes a systemic approach to therapy that centers on insight and connection. In her therapy room, she focuses on the 'hard parts' of existence-- loneliness, isolation, grief, sorrow, confusion, feelings of futility, etc-- to help guide clients from a place of confusion and distress toward deeper awareness and self-understanding. Samantha believes that we often get caught in the cyclical nature of our problems and struggle to find a way out.

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Samantha employs a solutions-focused, meaning-centered lens in her therapy room to these cycles and offers alternatives to break their maladaptive patterns. Samantha has experience with residential care for Mood/Anxiety Disorders and Eating Disorders, as well as intensive outpatient programs for Substance Use Disorders.

 

While she specializes in marital/relational issues as a part of Marriage and Family Therapy, her clinical interests also include working with women's issues, grief, eating disorders/body image, trauma/PTSD, and life transitions. She is completing her Marriage and Family Therapy degree at Northwestern University, where she continues to feed her deep love of learning.

 

Clinical Interests & Expertise

• Lifespan Development - children, adolescents, emerging adults, adulthood

• Marriages, intimate relationships, families

• Women's issues: perinatal/postpartum, intimate partner violence, motherhood

• Grief and Loss  

• Eating disorders/body image 

• Trauma/PTSD - sexual abuse/assault, childhood neglect, acute/chronic/complex 

• Life transitions - divorce, separation, emerging adulthood, premarital counseling, parenting

• Cultural assimilation  

Education & Training

• B.A. in Economics with minors in English and Psychology: Loyola University Chicago

• M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy in progress: Northwestern University

Fun Facts About Samantha

• Loves to be pretentious about coffee

• Owns too many personal essay and poetry collections

• Prides herself on her music taste

Contact Samantha
872-529-0677
Email: samantha@lakeviewtherapygroup.com