Samantha Thornton, LPC

Samantha Thornton brings three decades of experience to her work as an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), helping people who feel stuck because of addiction, trauma, mood disorders, or major life transitions. She has served clients across the lifespan and with a wide range of diagnoses, drawing on a long history of practice in hospitals, outpatient clinics, and community settings.

Her clinical focus includes addictions, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression, with additional attention to first responder issues, veteran and armed forces concerns, personality disorders, and relationship styles such as polyamory or non-monogamy. She also works with process addictions including porn, exercise, and gambling, as well as self-harm, sex addiction, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse.

Samantha’s therapeutic strengths include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing and change theory, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She draws on these approaches to tailor care to each individual, integrating evidence-informed techniques with attention to a person’s social, cultural, spiritual, and emotional history.

Valuing clients’ own language and lived experience, she emphasizes curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Samantha frames healing as a personal journey of making sense of one’s story and discovering practical ways to move forward. She offers flexible options for working together and invites people to explore change in partnership with her.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Samantha Thornton

Samantha Thornton uses several proven methods to address difficult experiences and promote change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the relationships among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps people develop practical skills to manage symptoms of depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that supports processing distressing memories and reducing their emotional charge, often used for survivors of abuse and other traumatic events. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, client-centered approach that helps strengthen motivation for change and is especially useful in addressing addictions and ambivalence about recovery.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Samantha works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and she adapts interventions as progress unfolds. This partnership helps tailor therapy to each person’s unique story and strengths.

Online therapy provides practical flexibility for scheduling and access. Samantha offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different comfort levels and life demands. These options make it easier for people to engage consistently in therapy while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.