Samantha Thomas, AMFT/APCC (she/her)

My name is Sam (she/her), and I work with emerging adults, adults, couples, and families who feel deeply, often carry a lot on their own, feel unseen, or struggle to express themselves authentically.
 
As an Asian American woman, military veteran, and only daughter, I have been shaped by intergenerational and cultural pressures, hierarchical systems, and societal expectations—often feeling like I exist between two worlds. These experiences led me to armor up by holding a lot inside, finding worth through striving and performing, and developing a chameleon-like flexibility to blend in. Through my own journey and my work with clients from many backgrounds, I understand how complex it can be to live between worlds—holding multiple identities while navigating the space between belonging and authentic expression.
 
In my work, I prioritize centering BIPOC, AAPI, and LGBTQ+ communities and support clients with diverse intersectional identities as they explore life transitions, grief and loss, trauma, body image, spirituality and religion, intergenerational patterns, and substance use. I am especially passionate about supporting people shaped by the Asian diaspora and other diasporic or bicultural experiences, as well as military members, veterans and their families, and bicultural and multicultural families. Many of the people I work with feel caught between cultures, expectations, or systems and have learned to hold a lot inside or adapt to environments where navigating limited control was necessary for belonging or survival.
 
I integrate somatic and parts-based approaches to gently turn toward the parts of you that learned to adapt in order to survive or succeed. Rather than only understanding your experiences intellectually, we slow down to notice how your body holds emotions in the present moment, discovering how attention to these hidden places can soften what feels stuck and create space for healing and change.
 
My approach is relational and trauma-informed, attentive to the intergenerational and cultural aspects of wellbeing. I aim to create a grounded relationship where vulnerability can emerge without becoming overwhelming. Above all, I strive to be anti-oppressive and non-pathologizing, honoring your unique lived experience. With warmth, compassion, and moments of lightness and play, I invite you to bring your full self to therapy.
 
Outside of therapy, I enjoy yoga, reading and writing, and spending time in nature. I’m also a sucker for curling up on the couch with my dog and binging the latest reality TV series.