- Goal focused
- Strengths based
- Warm and respectful
About Samantha
Samantha Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image concerns, and career-related strain. She also supports people facing relationship issues, low self-esteem, life transitions, postpartum depression, and seasonal mood changes. Her approach is practical and goal-focused, with attention to what matters most to each person.
Samantha centers sessions on understanding a person's history to see how it shaped current patterns. She works collaboratively to set clear goals and to build a step-by-step plan toward those goals. Progress is tracked in concrete ways so clients can notice changes and adjust plans as needed.
Her style is warm, respectful, and strengths-based. She looks for existing skills and qualities - what she calls a person's "superpowers" - and helps people use those strengths to solve problems. This means celebrating small wins as part of steady progress.
Samantha uses several therapeutic approaches depending on what fits best, including Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Hypnotherapy. She describes the work as walking beside clients through discovery, growth, and practical change.
With seven years of clinical experience, Samantha combines supportive listening with goal-oriented techniques. She offers live sessions and asynchronous messaging to support reflection between meetings. People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth way to work on life, career, and wellbeing often find this approach helpful.
How Samantha’s approaches work in online therapy
Samantha uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people lead the pace and topics of work. This approach helps with low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and finding direction because it centers the client's experience and choices.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce rumination and anxiety. Those skills are helpful for stress, seasonal mood changes, and coping with strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit. She treats the plan as flexible, adjusting techniques based on what is helping and what feels doable.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings. Her practice includes live sessions and asynchronous messaging for reflective journaling and brief check-ins, though clients should confirm the available formats before booking. These options can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support ongoing reflection between live meetings.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Samantha address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image issues, relationship struggles, self-esteem, career concerns, and life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm, sensitive, and strengths-based. She listens closely, highlights existing strengths, and works with clients to build practical steps toward their goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience as a therapist working with a range of concerns and uses that background to guide goal-setting and treatment planning.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in Michigan; the credential is shown as LPC and the license is noted as MI LPC.
Which language options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Her profile mentions live sessions and asynchronous messaging for ongoing reflection and check-ins; confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.