- Client-centered therapy
- CBT techniques
- Parenting support
About Samantha
Samantha DeJesus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with three years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes, and she notes additional focus on guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, and self-love.
She prefers a direct and respectful style. Conversations are shaped around what matters to the person in front of her. Samantha adapts the pace and topics to each person's situation rather than using the same plan for everyone.
Samantha uses client-centered therapy to keep the client's views and preferences central to sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. In practice this often means setting small, doable goals between meetings and checking what worked.
Sessions typically involve talking through recent events, identifying thoughts that feed guilt or shame, and practicing different ways of responding. For parenting topics she helps people sort priorities, set boundaries, and rebuild confidence in their choices.
Her approach aims to be straightforward and practical. People who come because guilt or shame feels heavy often work on specific moments and patterns. Samantha encourages clear, short steps that can be tried between sessions and adjusted over time.
How her approaches translate to online work
Samantha uses client-centered therapy to follow the client's concerns and priorities. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and shaping sessions around their goals. It helps people clarify values and decide what to try next.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT in sessions often means noticing thoughts that fuel guilt or shame, testing whether those thoughts are accurate, and practicing different reactions. This approach tends to focus on short, manageable experiments between meetings.
Deciding which approach to use is collaborative. Samantha will help figure out whether client-centered work, CBT, or a mix fits best based on the issues, goals, and preferences brought to the first sessions. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as needed.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, or remove the need to travel for appointments. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep momentum between visits and practice new skills in everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes, with additional focus on guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and self-love.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She combines client-centered conversation with CBT techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new responses. Sessions often include small practical tasks to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of professional experience working as a clinician and is credentialed as an LCSW in Virginia.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She is a Virginia LCSW and practices from that location.
What languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.