Samantha Aggeles , LPC

Samantha Aggeles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. Samantha aims to use each person's strengths to make therapy practical and relevant to daily life.

She favors a client-centered approach that keeps the person's goals at the center of each session. That means the conversation follows what matters most to the client and builds on what already works for them. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match the individual's comfort level.

Samantha also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns tied to mood and behavior. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed. These tools can be useful for panic, mood swings, and intense reactions.

For people who carry memories of trauma, Samantha includes techniques such as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing to reduce the emotional charge of those memories. Motivational interviewing is another method she uses to support change when someone feels stuck or uncertain about next steps.

She works with a broad range of concerns including relationship strain, caregiver stress, codependency, obsessive-compulsive issues, and depression related to life changes. Samantha aims to keep therapy straightforward and focused on practical steps.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Samantha offers a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and daily rhythms.

Approaches for online work and what they do

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and strengths and helps shape each session around what matters most to the individual. It is useful when someone wants a supportive space to talk things through and build on existing coping skills.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical techniques for shifting unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, brings skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills can help when emotions feel overwhelming or reactions cause problems in daily life.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then try tools that seem most likely to help. Adjustments are made as therapy progresses so the plan fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option when video is difficult. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill rehearsals, or when flexible timing helps fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and practice new skills between sessions.