Samantha Schwartz, LCSW

Samantha Schwartz is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people through hard moments. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and addiction. Her work centers on practical steps that help people feel steadier day to day.

She uses straightforward conversation to identify what feels most urgent. Sessions often look at patterns in relationships, reactions to stress, and ways to reduce panic and worry. She also helps people who are coping with grief, life transitions, or shifts around pregnancy and childbirth.

Samantha blends a client-centered way of listening with exercises drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy. That means she pays close attention to each person’s goals and offers tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. The emphasis is on skills people can try between sessions.

She has supported people facing addiction, process addictions, and challenges with alcohol or drug use. Family of origin issues, communication problems, and guilt or shame are other common themes she addresses. Her approach aims to rebuild confidence and clarify next steps.

Located in Florida, Samantha guides people toward clearer priorities and more manageable routines. New clients begin by sharing what they most want to change, then together they build a plan that fits daily life.

How Samantha Uses Client-Centered Work and CBT Online

Samantha combines client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that fit everyday concerns. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and meeting each person where they are. It helps people feel understood and decide what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on noticing thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. That collaborative planning guides whether sessions lean more toward listening and exploration or toward structured skill practice.

If you are considering online therapy, check the session format options before booking. Samantha’s clinical approaches translate well to remote work because listening, coaching, and CBT exercises can all be done in conversation and with short between-session tasks. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, cut down travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when needed. Confirm current session options when you begin so the logistics match your schedule and needs.