About Samuel
Samuel Higgerson is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois with eight years of experience. He helps people who are dealing with anxiety, stress, depression, grief, and relationship or parenting concerns. Samuel aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about what matters most.
In sessions he focuses on practical tools and clear goals. He uses methods like cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based strategies to handle difficult feelings.
Background and approach
He also draws on attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Samuel prefers plain language and straightforward plans. He works with clients to set small, measurable steps so progress feels tangible.
Conversations may include skill practice, short exercises, and reflection on what helps between sessions. He also supports people facing complicated life changes such as career shifts, caregiving strain, chronic health challenges, and adoption or attachment concerns. Samuel pays attention to how fatigue, burnout, and trauma affect daily functioning and motivation.
All sessions are offered in English and are designed to be collaborative. He encourages questions about approach and pacing so therapy matches each person's needs and schedule.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and anger. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy issues and relationship struggles.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try different techniques and adjust the plan over time so therapy fits the client's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions work well when video is not possible or when less bandwidth is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when a quick message fits someone's schedule. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep regular contact between scheduled sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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