Samantha Hughes , LPC

Samantha Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, eating and body-image concerns, depression, and major life changes. She also supports people working through relationship struggles, self-esteem and career questions, and challenges such as postpartum depression and seasonal mood shifts. Samantha offers a calm, strengths-based presence and practical direction during hard moments.

Samantha takes a collaborative approach. She listens first to understand a person’s history and what matters most now. Then she co-creates clear, trackable goals so progress is visible. Sessions focus on concrete steps the client can try between meetings and on noticing strengths that already exist.

Her style is warm and respectful. Samantha uses client-centered methods to center the person’s experience and narrative therapy tools to reframe life stories that feel stuck. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are woven in to help with lasting behavior change and with managing intense feelings.

She offers live sessions and messaging options to fit different schedules. Messaging can be used like collaborative journaling to reflect, track small wins, and keep momentum between meetings. Samantha has seven years of clinical experience and works with people who want steady, practical support.

Samantha aims to create an encouraging space where a person’s skills are noticed and built on. Her approach is about helping people move toward goals they choose while tending to the emotions that come up along the way.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead, which works well in video or phone sessions because it prioritizes what matters most to the person. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and reshape their life stories; through conversation and written reflection it can change how someone understands patterns like shame or codependency.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She will try different techniques together and adjust plans based on what helps the client make steady progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for longer, interactive sessions. Phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited or to fit a work break. Live chat and messaging let clients send notes, journal entries, or short check-ins between sessions to track insights and maintain momentum. These options make therapy easier to fit into a busy life and let the therapist and client keep working between meetings.