About Samantha
Samantha "Sam" Munro is an AASW social worker with 24 years of experience who focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed. She uses straightforward, person-centred care to help people manage anxiety, stress, grief and life changes. Sam aims to make therapy feel doable and relevant to daily life.
Sam takes a holistic view of a person's life and looks at practical strengths and supports. She draws on attachment-based ideas to understand relationships and emotion-focused work to help process strong feelings.
Background and approach
Cognitive approaches are used to address unhelpful thinking and build coping skills. Her background includes extensive work in child protection, government care settings, employment coaching and mental health services. Sam has also spent time living and working in remote Aboriginal communities, an experience she describes as influential on her practice today.
She has many years supporting people affected by trauma, including domestic violence and sexual assault. In sessions Sam collaborates with each person to set clear goals and identify small, realistic steps forward. She uses techniques from CBT, mindfulness and emotion-focused therapy to reduce anxiety, manage anger and support bereavement or major life transitions.
The focus is on what helps most in your daily life. Sam offers a respectful, down-to-earth style and will tailor a program to individual needs. Her approach suits people looking for practical strategies alongside space to process emotions and rebuild stability.
How attachment, CBT and emotion work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape the way people relate now and helps identify patterns that keep anxiety or conflict going. It focuses on building safer ways to connect with others and with yourself.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thoughts that increase worry and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. It is useful for panic, persistent worry and everyday anxiety management.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify, name and process strong feelings so those feelings have less hold over behaviour. This approach is often used where grief, trauma or relationship hurt are central concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sam will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend ways of working together. She adapts methods over time so the therapy fits what you need and what actually helps.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful when you want face-to-face conversation; phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is low. Live chat and messaging are helpful for short check-ins, ongoing skill practice or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities or travel.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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