Therapist profile
Samantha Matesic, LPC, LMHC
Virginia
Licensed counselor for anxiety and trauma
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- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- License
- LPC, Virginia / 0701016054; LMHC, Florida / MH16522
- NPI
- 1093368359
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Virginia
About
- Stress reduction skills
- Trauma-informed care
- Boundary work
About Samantha
Samantha Matesic is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 14 years of clinical experience in Virginia. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem concerns. Her background includes supporting people who struggle with codependency and related attachment and relationship patterns.
Samantha uses practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. She helps people spot recurring patterns, test small changes, and build clearer ways of responding to others. Conversations are focused and goal-oriented, with attention to how thoughts, feelings, and bodily reactions connect.
Samantha has long experience with trauma work and supports people who have dissociation, attachment wounds, abandonment concerns, and the aftereffects of abuse. She also helps those coping with caregiver stress, body image worries, and problems with communication and control. The work often involves learning to set limits and to recognize self-worth outside of others' needs.
Sessions include learning tools that can be used between meetings. Clients practice new responses, try different behavior experiments, and track what helps. Progress is measured in concrete changes such as clearer boundaries, fewer automatic people-pleasing behaviors, or reduced anxiety in triggering situations.
She asks people to consider practical steps before booking. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session. Payment follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches guide online sessions
Samantha blends widely used evidence-based techniques to address anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, and interpersonal patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving; it helps with anxiety, stress, and self-esteem by teaching practical skills and behavioral experiments.Another approach she uses addresses trauma through structured methods aimed at reducing the impact of traumatic memories and their triggers. This work often includes grounding and resourcing skills to manage strong reactions and support everyday functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their goals, symptoms, and comfort level. She helps clients weigh options and adjust methods as progress is made, so the plan can change based on what is working.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are provided, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit therapy into a busy life by avoiding travel, making it easier to schedule around work or caregiving, and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques for remote work so skills practice and behavioral experiments still happen between appointments.
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Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem problems. Codependency and related attachment issues are listed among her focus areas.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-informed techniques and practical, goal-focused sessions. Work emphasizes understanding patterns and trying small changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience providing mental health care. Much of that time has included trauma-focused work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC and LMHC credentials and practices in Virginia. The credentials are presented as LPC and LMHC.
Can people work with her in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether phone or video sessions are available.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the sign-up process.
What is the first step to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That starts the intake and planning process.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.