Samantha Blackwell, LCSW, LISW
Ohio · 20 years in practice
Samantha Blackwell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
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
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Samantha
Samantha Blackwell is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She also supports issues around parenting, career strain, ADHD, body image, and identity questions. Samantha brings 20 years of practice to every conversation.
She aims for clear, calm sessions where people can say what they need to say. Sessions focus on practical steps and gentle reflection rather than jargon.
Background and approach
The tone is steady and affirming, with attention to each person's background and values. Samantha draws from several approaches to meet real-life needs. She uses systemic ideas to look at how relationships and contexts shape behavior.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports building a life guided by values even when feelings are intense. Her work is also informed by attachment-based and client-centered methods, so the relationship in the room matters.
That means she listens for how people connect, what they need from relationships, and how early patterns still affect today. Located in Ohio, Samantha has worked with a wide range of concerns over two decades. She focuses on helping people gain skills, make choices that match their values, and handle life changes with more ease.
The approach is collaborative and paced to each person's comfort level.
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
- Systemic Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Samantha’s Approaches Work Online
Systemic ideas look at how relationships and surrounding systems affect day-to-day feelings and behavior; online sessions use that lens to map patterns in work, home, or social roles and plan small changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard feelings without getting stuck and commit to actions that fit their values. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how past bonds shape present connections and helps people try new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha treats the choice of method as a collaborative decision. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjust the approach as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video helps keep eye contact and body language in the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging suit brief updates, reflection between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work during transitions.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Samantha focus on?
Samantha works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, ADHD, body image, career strain, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm, practical, and collaborative. She combines listening with clear steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has practiced for 20 years and brings that experience to help people navigate complex emotional and life changes.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LISW credentials and is based in Ohio.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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 schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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