Samantha Blackwell, LCSW, LISW

Licensed in Ohio · 20 years in practice

Samantha Blackwell offers help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related struggles.

License and registration

LISW, Ohio: I.1000111-SUPV · expires April 2028
LCSW, Virginia: 0904015800 · expires June 2027
LCSW, Nevada: 11209-C · expires May 2027
LCSW, Arizona: LCSW-21963 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Oregon: L14937 · expires June 2028
NPI: 1821277112 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 20
Languages: English

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About Samantha

Samantha Blackwell offers help for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related struggles. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, career questions, eating and body image concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Samantha draws on 20 years of practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) in Ohio.

She aims to create a calm, affirming space where people can start again. Her sessions are straightforward and client-centered.

Background and approach

She listens first, then works with each person to set goals that feel doable. Conversations focus on practical skills and clearer communication, not jargon. Samantha helps people notice patterns and try small changes that add up.

She uses a mix of approaches to match a person’s needs. That may include cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values, and attachment-informed work to improve important relationships. Dialectical behavior strategies and a client-centered stance are also part of her toolbox.

Samantha has long experience helping people through big life changes, identity questions, and complex grief. She brings steady support for those managing chronic pain, medical challenges, or caregiver stress. Her work pays attention to culture and personal history so the plan fits each person.

Sessions aim to build practical coping skills, stronger relationships, and more consistent self-care. Samantha helps people move from surviving to making choices that match their goals and values.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Samantha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
HIV / AIDS
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Samantha names

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Online support

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce worry and improve mood. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in important relationships and helps people change how they connect with others, which can improve intimacy and reduce repeated conflicts.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She starts by listening, then adapts techniques over time so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Online care is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat or text are handy for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options let people fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments while keeping continuity of care.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly help with?

Samantha supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief. She also works with issues like relationship and intimacy struggles, parenting, eating and body image, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

What is her general therapy style?

She takes a person-centered approach that starts with listening and setting small, achievable goals. Sessions focus on practical skills, clearer communication, and gentle problem solving.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years of experience working with people across a wide range of emotional and life challenges. That background informs a steady and flexible approach to care.

Where is she licensed and based?

She practices in Ohio and holds the credentials LCSW and LISW. Her location is listed as Ohio for scheduling and regional considerations.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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