About Samantha
Samantha Toney is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Florida with 15 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, and grief. She meets individuals who are juggling life changes, parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, or career strain and helps them find practical ways to cope.
Her work also covers anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and body image worries. Samantha uses straightforward, goal-focused methods. She helps clients learn tools to manage symptoms and to notice the strengths they already have.
How Samantha works
Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit daily life rather than big abstract plans. Her background includes long experience with substance use issues and mood disorders and she has supported people navigating family of origin struggles and multicultural concerns. That experience influences how she looks at patterns and relationships that affect mood and behavior.
In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to tackle unhelpful thinking and on Motivational Interviewing to support change when habits feel stuck. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear short-term goals and track progress over time. Samantha keeps language simple and practical.
She aims to help people rebuild balance and reduce crisis by teaching coping strategies and strengthening everyday routines. Many clients leave with a clearer plan and tools they can use between sessions.
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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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How Samantha’s Approaches Work Online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practice small changes to feel better. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and mood management because it breaks problems into concrete steps.Motivational Interviewing focuses on strengthening a person’s own reasons for change. It helps when someone feels stuck with habits like substance use or when motivation is low, and it uses respectful conversation to build commitment to change.
Solution-Focused Therapy looks for immediate, achievable goals and tracks progress in short cycles. It is helpful when someone wants fast, practical steps to handle specific problems and to see measurable improvement over weeks.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Samantha will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and will suggest approaches that match those priorities. Together they adjust methods as progress is made so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit quick updates, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer writing over talking. These options give flexibility while keeping therapy focused on concrete skills and progress.
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