Samantha Goodpaster , LPCC

Samantha Goodpaster is an Ohio-licensed counselor who focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports people facing LGBT-related issues, guilt and shame, and common life changes. Samantha approaches people with respect and believes clients know their own stories best.

She views therapy as a partnership. Sessions start by looking at concrete problems and the strengths a person already has. Conversations aim to identify small, practical steps that feel doable between sessions. Samantha encourages clients to notice progress and adjust plans as needed.

Her style is direct but warm. She offers a calm space to talk about hard feelings and to practice new ways of coping. Samantha helps people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses in everyday situations.

With five years of experience and an Ohio LPCC credential, she brings steady clinical experience without jargon. She focuses on clear goals and measurable changes people can recognize in daily life. The work often includes building confidence, reducing worry, and handling transitions.

People who choose her often want straightforward support and practical tools. She helps with motivation, boosting self-esteem, and navigating identity-related stress. The aim is to make therapy useful and relevant to each person's life.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Samantha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new thoughts and behaviors in daily life to reduce anxiety and depression. This method helps people notice what works and build more helpful habits.

Another common technique centers on skills for managing stress and improving confidence. Sessions often include short exercises for coping, breathing, and behavior changes that can be practiced between meetings to improve mood and motivation.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adjust the plan so it fits the person's life and needs.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports quick reflections or ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.