Samantha Motie , LMHC

Samantha Motie is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on women's issues, stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She works with adults and young adults who feel overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck. Samantha aims to make first steps feel manageable and straightforward.

Her sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first to understand what matters most, then helps people build simple coping tools. Conversations focus on practical steps people can use between sessions to reduce distress and restore balance.

Samantha draws on evidence-based techniques to address trauma and anxiety. She uses elements of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral approaches to help process upsetting memories and reduce symptom cycles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas support clients in clarifying values and taking committed actions toward the life they want.

Her training also includes a person-centered stance that keeps the client's experience central. That means the pace, goals, and strategies change to match each person's needs. She pays particular attention to concerns common in pregnancy, postpartum, and early adulthood.

Sessions can address relationship patterns like attachment and communication problems, as well as issues such as impulsivity, isolation, and self-worth. Samantha helps people cope with life transitions, grief, and compassion fatigue. She offers care in plain language and aims to make therapy feel approachable.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Samantha uses a few evidence-based methods that work well in remote sessions. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral techniques help people identify and change patterns that keep distress going, and they include structured exercises to process difficult memories and reduce reactivity. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify what matters to them and build small, values-driven actions even when emotions are intense. A person-centered stance keeps the focus on the client's lived experience and preferences while using those practical tools.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Samantha will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels doable. Together they try strategies, adjust when needed, and pick the methods that fit the client’s life and pace rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video supports a full conversation when face-to-face contact matters. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging work well for short updates, between-session reflection, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit care into busy days and different routines.