About Samantha
Samantha Pearson is an AASW social worker with seven years' experience helping people manage stress, anxiety and life changes. She encourages practical steps and clear goals while keeping the pace comfortable for each person. Samantha works in a straightforward, warm way.
She listens first, then looks for small changes that can make daily life easier. Sessions focus on what matters now, whether that is panic attacks, low mood, or overwhelming worry.
Background and approach
Her background includes a Bachelor of Psychological Science, a Master of Social Work and a Diploma in Counselling. Those studies sit alongside years of practice in government settings where she supported people through trauma, family transitions and caregiving strain. Samantha brings together several approaches to suit different needs.
She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and attachment-informed thinking to improve relationships and sense of connection. People meet Samantha for short-term problem solving and longer-term work on recurring patterns. She aims to make sessions practical and relatable, with simple tools to try between meetings.
Her style is empathetic and direct, with room for honesty and a bit of humour. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Samantha supports people through grief, panic, social anxiety, relationship difficulties and questions about life purpose.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Samantha commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in online work. ACT helps people clarify what matters most and build small, value-based actions when anxiety or avoidance gets in the way. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments to reduce panic and low mood.She also draws on attachment-based ideas to understand how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. That approach can help with loneliness, communication problems and trust issues by identifying repeating patterns and trying new interaction styles.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Samantha will discuss different ways of working and tailor techniques to the person’s goals and preferences. Together they agree what to try first and review progress at regular intervals.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and chat or text can fit into busy days or provide written reflections between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and caring responsibilities.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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