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Sam Poyta

MSW, LICSW

she/her

Sam Poyta Counseling, PLLC

Accepting new clients

Licensed states

Washington

At a glance

Services Provided

Individual Therapy

Ages Served

Adults (18+)
Older Adults (65+)
Young Adults (18-25)

About this provider

Clients I Work With

I specialize in working with adults seeking support for acute and complex trauma, depression, anxiety, substance use, long term illness, greater relationship satisfaction and power imbalances at work, home and in the larger social spheres.

Approach

My therapeutic approach is collaborative and supported by evidenced-based practices, (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), as well as the lessons to be learned from nature and ancient ways of healing and being.

Beliefs & Lived Experience

Having worked in the social work field for over 15 years, I see the many struggles with mental health and addiction as attempts to survive in a modern society that places incredible demands on us. Drawing on Buddhist psychology, harm reduction and the wisdom within you, I work with clients to move through and process life challenges by providing a nonjudgmental and empowering therapeutic space.

Specialties & approaches

Specialties

AddictionADHDAnxietyBipolar DisorderBody DysmorphiaBurnoutCancerCareer CounselingCaregiver SupportChronic Pain and IllnessCodependencyDepressionDisabilityEating DisordersGriefHighly Sensitive People (HSP)Immigrant & Refugee Mental HealthLife TransitionsMenopause & PerimenopauseMood DisordersObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Older Adults & AgingPsychosisRelationship IssuesReligious Trauma & Spiritual AbuseSelf Esteem

Therapy approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)Buddhist PsychologyCognitive Behavioral (CBT)Culturally Responsive TherapyEcotherapy & Nature TherapyMindfulnessPsychedelic IntegrationPsychodramaSolution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)Somatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral (TF-CBT)Yoga Therapy

Specialized Experience

12-step friendlyBody-positive / Health at Every SizeCaregiversDisability-informed careEducatorsFirst Responders & Medical ProfessionalsHispanic / Latino clientsJustice System Involvement / Reentry SupportLGBTQ+ AffirmingSelf-Employed & Freelance ProfessionalsTherapists & Mental Health ProfessionalsVeterans / Military Service

Fees & insurance

Insurance Accepted

AetnaCignaFirst Choice Health | FCHKaiser PermanenteLifeWiseRegenceTRICARETriWest

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