About Samuel
Samuel Kurkiewicz is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions. He draws on two decades of clinical experience to offer practical support for everyday struggles. Samuel speaks in plain terms and focuses on small, doable steps people can take right away.
Samuel uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs. He often employs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck.
Background and approach
He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviors. His work covers a wide range of concerns including relationships, self-esteem, career questions, parenting strain, and depression. He also addresses communication problems, control issues, feelings of emptiness, and challenges like jealousy or impulsivity.
Samuel aims to help clients find clearer priorities and steadier daily routines. Sessions emphasize collaboration. Samuel treats the person as the expert on their life and helps them test small changes in the real world.
He helps set concrete goals such as reducing worry, improving sleep, or speaking more directly in important conversations. People looking for coaching-style support will find practical tools and short-term plans alongside deeper therapeutic work. Samuel uses empathy and direct feedback to keep progress moving.
His style is straightforward and focused on what works for each individual.
Approaches that translate well to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on actions that match their values. It can reduce the power of worry and guide choices during life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns like persistent worry or avoidance. It is useful for anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy centers on understanding emotional responses in relationships and building clearer ways to connect and communicate with others.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as needed. Clients help shape the focus and pace of work, and progress is checked regularly so methods can be adapted.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people use face-to-face conversation when they want it. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow short updates and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain contact when life gets hectic.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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