About Samantha
Samantha "Sam" Munro works from a person-centred and attachment-informed approach. She uses clear, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and relationship strain. Sam is an AASW social worker with 24 years of experience in counselling and community work across diverse settings in Australia.
Sam keeps therapy straightforward and focused on what matters to the person in front of her. Sessions often involve talking through patterns, learning simple coping skills, and practising new ways of relating to others.
How Samantha works
She adapts methods to match what each person needs rather than using a single fixed method. Her background includes long-term work in mental health, child protection, employment coaching and community services. That range has shaped her ability to work with people facing chronic health issues, caregiving stress, and the ongoing impact of trauma including domestic violence and sexual assault.
Sam also has experience living and working in remote Aboriginal communities, and says that time continues to inform her practice today. She draws on attachment-based ideas and emotion-focused work when relationships and safety feel central to a concern.
When people come for help with anger, addictions, low self-esteem or coping with big life changes, Sam aims to build on strengths and practical supports. Her sessions may include cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness, DBT skills and emotionally-focused conversations tailored to the individual. To begin, Sam invites people to a structured intake and matching process before scheduling sessions.
She offers a mix of video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging to suit different needs.
Samantha lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | AASW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How attachment and skills-based approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past bonds affect current behaviour and feelings. It can be useful when relationship safety, trust or connection are central to the problem.Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre of sessions, with the counsellor offering empathy and acceptance while you lead the topics. This approach suits people who need space to make meaning of difficult events at their own pace.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, helping with anxiety, depression and stress through targeted exercises and experiments.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sam will work collaboratively to identify which methods match your goals and preferences, and may blend techniques as your needs change. She will check in about what feels useful and adjust the focus over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls are good for a face-to-face feel and richer conversation, phone sessions suit those with limited bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life while using the approaches that best help you.
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