About Samantha
Samantha Kwasniuk is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania who focuses on practical support for stress and anxiety. She works with people who are facing trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, changes in life circumstances, and compassion fatigue. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, centering the person’s own goals and strengths.
Samantha believes each person knows their story best. She helps people notice what’s working and build on those strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be a place for clear thinking and steady progress rather than jargon or long lectures. She draws on client-centered methods to create a respectful space where the client leads the pace and topics. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
For people affected by trauma, trauma-focused therapy methods are used to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. With three years of experience, Samantha has supported people dealing with panic attacks, social anxiety, mood concerns, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses issues such as attachment struggles, caregiver stress, workplace difficulties, and feelings of isolation or shame.
Sessions are offered in English and are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Approaches for anxiety and trauma in online therapy
Samantha commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and supporting the client's own goals. It helps people feel understood and decide what changes matter most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and manage panic attacks.Trauma-focused techniques may also be part of the plan when past events are causing ongoing distress. These methods work to reduce the intensity of painful memories and improve day-to-day functioning. Samantha treats the selection of approaches as a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then adjust methods as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter focused check-ins, and messaging can help people stay engaged between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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