Samantha Kwasniuk

Samantha Kwasniuk is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with three years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and challenges around coping with life changes. Samantha also lists compassion fatigue and life purpose among her focus areas.

Samantha frames clients as the experts on their own stories. She listens first, then helps people notice strengths they already use. Sessions are practical and conversational. The aim is to identify small, useful steps that reduce overwhelm and increase day-to-day functioning.

Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. That means she pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect, while staying attuned to each person's perspective. For trauma-related concerns she uses Trauma-Focused Therapy techniques to address the effects of past harm in clear, paced ways.

People come to her for a mix of issues - panic, mood shifts, attachment difficulties, workplace stress, caregiver strain, and social anxiety. Samantha helps people talk through guilt, shame, control struggles, and problems with communication. She also supports women who want to revisit their sense of purpose and self-worth after life changes.

Practical tools, straightforward reflection, and collaborative planning form the core of her approach. Samantha encourages gradual changes that fit into daily life and respects each person's pace for trying new steps.

How Samantha’s approaches translate to remote sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the client. In remote sessions this means the therapist prioritizes your perspective, encourages you to describe what feels most pressing, and follows your lead on pacing and topics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Online work often includes short skill practice, thought records, and action plans you can use between sessions to test new ways of coping with anxiety or low mood.

Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the impact of past harm with careful, paced techniques. When used remotely, the therapist checks in frequently and breaks work into small steps so clients can notice changes gradually.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha will collaborate with clients to choose which methods fit their goals and comfort level. She reviews what helps and adjusts plans as sessions progress so people can try different strategies and decide which feel most useful.

Confirm current session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work or caregiving, or useful when they prefer a shorter check-in without travel. Ask about available formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.