Samantha Hughes, LPC
Practical, strengths-based counseling for life changes
Details
| Name | Samantha Hughes |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Michigan |
| Licensed in | Michigan |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Samantha
Samantha Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, eating concerns, depression, and life transitions. She works with issues around relationships, self-esteem, and career questions. Her approach is gentle and goal-focused, aimed at practical change and clearer choices.
Samantha asks questions about your history to understand how you landed where you are now. From there she helps you set clear goals and a step-by-step plan to move toward what you want.
Background and approach
Progress is tracked in regular conversations, and adjustments are made as needed. Her style is caring and strengths-based. She looks for existing abilities and habits that can be used to handle challenges.
Sessions combine listening, guided reflection, and simple exercises clients can try between meetings. Samantha uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered techniques and mindfulness to help people rewrite the stories that keep them stuck. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support change and hypnotherapy tools when appropriate for relaxation and focus.
Messaging is offered as an ongoing option, which Samantha uses like collaborative journaling to encourage reflection between sessions. She provides video and phone sessions as well, making it possible to fit therapy into a busy day. People who choose her work with someone aiming to be respectful, thoughtful, and practical.
Samantha emphasizes that clients stay in the driver’s seat while she helps navigate toward clearer goals and steadier progress.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Eating disorders among the things Samantha works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Hypnotherapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Samantha directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Samantha directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Samantha’s approaches work online
Samantha commonly uses Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy, and she may include hypnotherapy tools when useful. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories you tell about yourself and helps you rewrite limiting narratives so you can make different choices. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and reflection, giving you space to lead the conversation while the therapist follows your pace. Hypnotherapy tools are sometimes used to promote relaxation, focus, or to support behavior changes that feel hard to access otherwise.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Samantha treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will help you decide which techniques fit your goals, needs, and preferences. Together you will try things, check what helps, and adjust the plan over time so the work stays relevant to you.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let you reflect in writing between sessions and use collaborative journaling-style exchanges for ongoing progress. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, manage caregiving schedules, or keep momentum between meetings.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
Samantha supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body-image issues, and difficulties with self-esteem, relationships, and career transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is caring and client-centered, with a strengths-based outlook. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and building on what already works for you.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working as a counselor with adults across a range of life concerns.
What credentials and where is she located?
Samantha holds the LPC credential and practices from Michigan.
Can I work with her if I live outside the U.S.?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Contacting this therapist
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