About Samantha
Samantha Toney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and substance use concerns. She draws on 15 years of clinical experience to support people through major life changes and ongoing emotional challenges. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, focusing on small changes that add up over time.
Clients often come for help with relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, trauma, or struggles with self-esteem and body image.
Background and approach
She also works with people managing bipolar symptoms, ADHD, anger, and compassion fatigue. Samantha helps people learn coping skills they can use day to day. Her style is collaborative and strengths-based.
She looks for the resources a person already has and helps make those strengths more visible. Sessions aim to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with clear steps and check-ins on progress. Samantha uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor work to individual needs.
These methods are used to identify unhelpful patterns, set workable goals, and build motivation for change. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Fees vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it teaches practical skills to manage reactions and build healthier routines.Motivational Interviewing helps people find and strengthen their own reasons to change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to increase motivation, which can help with addictions, lifestyle changes, and sticking to treatment goals.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable goals and on what is already working. It is forward-looking and useful when someone wants quick, pragmatic steps to improve daily functioning and relationships.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend a mix of methods that fit. This allows adjustments over time based on what helps most.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls are close to an in-person session and work well for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging lets people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints for ongoing support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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