Samala Wallack

Samala Wallack is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 10 years of experience based in Florida. She focuses on relationship concerns, family and blended family struggles, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, career questions, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Samala lists life purpose among her additional focus areas and helps people who are questioning what comes next. Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted. Samala uses practical, talk-based work in sessions. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect, from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift thinking patterns, and from Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, achievable steps. Sessions tend to look at current problems, coping strategies, and next steps rather than long academic explanations. Her training includes an Educational Specialist degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Missouri, Kansas City and a Master of Science in Counseling from Wright State University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Counseling Psychology with a minor in Correctional Science from Oakwood University. Her background includes work in child welfare, vocational rehabilitation, in-home therapy, residential care, and outpatient settings. People meet her to talk through relationship strain, midlife questions, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and issues around divorce and separation. She also supports those handling multicultural concerns and Seasonal Affective Disorder. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s matching tool and schedule a first session after completing a short questionnaire. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Samala’s approaches translate to online work

Samala commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist listens carefully and reflects what matters to the person, which helps clarify priorities and concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to support people who feel uncertain or stuck. Motivational Interviewing focuses on clarifying values and building momentum for small, achievable steps. Deciding which mix of methods to use is part of the work together; she will discuss options and help choose approaches based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the original profile does not list specific session formats. Ask about the available online session types when you match. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full appointment isn’t possible. They can also let someone continue work through a life change without needing to rearrange extensive schedules.