Samantha Eisenhart-Petkovski, LPC, LMHC
Empathic counselor focused on practical strengths
Details
| Name | Samantha Eisenhart-Petkovski |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC, LMHC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Michigan, Florida, Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Samantha
Samantha Eisenhart-Petkovski is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 17 years of experience. She practices from Texas and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, mood instability, and parenting concerns. Samantha uses practical, strength-focused methods to help clients build skills they can use in day-to-day life.
She describes the therapeutic relationship as central. Samantha aims to create a warm, supportive space where people can talk through what matters most.
Background and approach
She listens actively and centers each person’s goals when deciding how to work together. Her approach blends Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered methods with cognitive-behavioral and emotion-focused tools. This mix supports people who want to reframe difficult stories, develop coping skills, and improve relationships.
Sessions emphasize identifying strengths and practicing strategies between meetings. Samantha has worked across individual and group settings and brings experience with trauma, addictions, grief, and caregiving stress. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, codependency, impulsivity, infidelity, and career questions.
Her background includes work with first responders, veterans, and people facing major life transitions. In practical terms she invites collaboration on treatment goals and encourages honest feedback about what helps. Samantha frames clients as experts on their lives and focuses on helping them notice and use their own resources.
Her style is empathic, direct, and grounded in everyday tools that people can try right away.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues among the things Samantha works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Samantha among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: 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.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: 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 narrative and skills-based approaches work online
Samantha commonly uses Narrative Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from difficult stories. It lets someone rewrite how an issue fits into their life and notice strengths that were overlooked. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so clients can lead the conversation and set the pace.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Samantha will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods, adjust techniques, and decide what to keep using as progress unfolds.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and feel more connected. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Shorter issues or quick coaching-style exchanges can fit into live chat or messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping continuity of care.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Samantha works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, anger, and mood disorders including bipolar concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. She blends Narrative, Client-Centered, cognitive-behavioral, DBT, and emotion-focused ideas to help people reframe stories and build coping skills.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has 17 years of clinical experience working in individual and group settings with adults and adolescents on a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
The profile lists LPC and LMHC credentials and indicates practice based in Texas. The credential abbreviations are Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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