About Samantha
Samantha Plumski welcomes people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the ups and downs of life change. She helps with attention concerns like ADHD, mood and bipolar conditions, grief and loss, relationship and family tensions, and issues around self-esteem and career stress.
Samantha is a licensed clinical social worker in North Dakota and Minnesota with 13 years of experience. She uses clear, practical ways to help people feel more steady and able to cope.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and person-centered. Sessions focus on a person’s strengths and practical steps they can use between meetings. She listens first, then works with each person to choose approaches that fit their needs.
Samantha adapts conversations so they feel grounded and easy to follow. She draws on a few different methods to help people make change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps with emotion regulation and managing intense reactions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used for processing traumatic memories when appropriate. Samantha also brings mindfulness and client-centered techniques to sessions.
That means cultivating calm attention and making space for each person’s experience. She will work with clients to set realistic goals and practice new skills between sessions. People who choose her often want practical tools and steady support.
She aims to be straightforward, respectful, and compassionate while helping people take steps toward better daily functioning.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so people can speak honestly about what matters to them. It helps when someone wants a therapist who follows their lead and supports personal growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down upsetting thoughts and unhelpful behaviors into clear steps and practical exercises. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood challenges because it gives tools to change daily patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people keep face-to-face interaction while saving travel time. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick support, brief skill coaching, or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain consistent progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- North Dakota, Minnesota
- Languages
- English