About Samantha
Samantha Laterza is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York who focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, and self-esteem challenges. Her style is straightforward and caring, focused on building skills that can be used between sessions.
Samantha has five years of clinical experience supporting people through life changes. She regularly helps with pregnancy and childbirth concerns, postpartum depression, fertility-related stress, and workplace issues.
How Samantha works
She also addresses body image, social anxiety and phobia, and communication problems. The practice includes specialized support for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, including autism and Asperger Syndrome. Samantha also helps caregivers manage stress and people navigate family problems that affect daily life.
Her approach aims to make complex situations easier to manage through clear steps and realistic goals. Sessions emphasize practical coping strategies and developing self-love and confidence. Samantha uses a collaborative method that invites clients to set goals and try techniques that fit their routines.
She explains options in plain terms and adjusts plans based on what helps. People who choose her work with a clinician who focuses on problem-solving, steady support, and realistic progress. The pace and focus are shaped by each person’s needs so changes feel manageable and relevant to day-to-day life.
What Samantha works with
The areas below are the ones Samantha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Intellectual disability
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Samantha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear skills and manageable steps. One common approach emphasizes practical coping strategies for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and behavior changes that can be practiced between sessions to reduce overwhelm. Another approach concentrates on communication and relationship skills, helping people learn how to express needs, set boundaries, and solve conflicts in everyday life. These approaches are useful for workplace issues, family problems, and improving social interactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their situation and preferences. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps and what feels doable in daily life, making the process collaborative rather than fixed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversations and nonverbal cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief, ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule and keep progress moving between appointments.
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