About Samantha
Samantha DeJesus is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, and everyday parenting strains. Her approach is warm and respectful, with straightforward conversations that aim to make therapy feel manageable for busy lives.
Samantha listens first and adapts to each person’s needs. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a space where people feel heard and can explore what matters to them.
Background and approach
She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of coping. Sessions are practical and goal-focused. Samantha helps people work on self-esteem, motivation, and confidence through short-term strategies and repeated practice.
She pays attention to guilt, shame, and feelings of isolation that often get in the way of progress. People looking to clarify life purpose or strengthen self-love will find simple, steady support. Conversations include problem-solving, skill building, and realistic steps to handle daily pressures.
Samantha frames each plan around what the client wants to change. She encourages those who feel nervous about starting to take one small step. The initial process involves a brief questionnaire and scheduling a session, after which therapy moves at a pace set by the client.
How Samantha’s Approaches Work Online
Samantha uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a space where the client’s concerns guide the work. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping people find their own solutions to stress, parenting worries, or feelings of low self-worth. It is helpful when someone needs validation and a chance to sort through what matters to them.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which links thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers concrete tools to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and daily coping strategies that you can practice between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Samantha collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their goals and preferences. She tailors sessions so the work feels useful and realistic rather than abstract.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use a camera. Live chat and text messaging can fit brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare, or other daily demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English