About Samuel
Samuel "Sam" Hackett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Missouri. He brings a practical, action-oriented style to sessions and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Sam aims to make therapy useful in day-to-day life so clients can try new skills between meetings.
Sam uses a client-centered stance to create a calm, respectful space. He pairs that with Gottman Method ideas when relationships and communication are part of the concern.
Background and approach
Together these approaches guide focused work on goals like reducing worry, improving connection, and building healthier routines. With six years of counseling experience, Sam draws on techniques that fit high-pressure schedules. He often helps people who want clearer routines, better emotion regulation, and practical ways to handle performance or daily stress.
Sessions emphasize tools that can be practiced right away. Sam also addresses common threads behind many concerns, such as attachment patterns, forgiveness, guilt, shame, and loneliness. He helps people untangle these patterns and try different ways of relating to themselves and others.
The work often mixes talking with small exercises and communication practice. Early morning or structured session times can be an option for people who prefer to apply skills during their day. People meet with Sam by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and he works collaboratively to shape a plan that fits each person's life.
How Sam’s approaches translate to online therapy
Sam uses client-centered therapy to focus on each person's experience and goals. This approach means sessions start with the client's concerns and priorities, and the therapist responds with empathy, reflective listening, and collaborative planning. It is helpful for anxiety, stress, and sorting through life changes.The Gottman Method offers clear tools for communication and relationship behavior. When relationship skills are needed, Sam introduces exercises and simple conversations to practice new ways of speaking and listening. These techniques aim to reduce conflict and improve connection in everyday moments.
Sam will work with each person to choose the best approach. He discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, and then adjusts methods together. The plan can change over time as needs shift, and the collaboration helps find a good fit for each client.
Online therapy with Sam is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people practice body language and tone during communication work. Phone can be easier when low bandwidth or a quieter option is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and help integrate therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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