Samantha Hodges, LPC

Samantha Hodges is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia who focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, work pressures, and life transitions. She aims to help people feel calmer, more confident, and more in control of day-to-day life. Sessions are practical and focused on building skills that fit into busy routines.

She uses a warm, collaborative style and can be direct when that helps clients stay focused. Samantha blends several therapeutic approaches to match each person’s needs, drawing from acceptance-based methods, client-centered work, cognitive strategies, and exploration of meaning. The goal is to turn understanding into real change through new skills and experiences.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology. She has eight years of clinical experience and offers coaching-style tools alongside counseling when that fits a client’s goals.

Samantha works with issues such as ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep struggles, anger, career questions, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment concerns, codependency, caregiver stress, and challenges related to life purpose and isolation. Veteran and armed forces issues are included among her focus areas.

Her practice emphasizes practical strategies like assertiveness, boundaries, communication skills, and coping techniques. She helps people build on strengths while addressing areas they want to change. To begin, clients complete a short intake and schedule sessions based on availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Samantha often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values; it can help with anxiety, stuckness, and motivation. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, respectful relationship where the person’s experience guides the pace and focus of sessions.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Samantha will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then tailor techniques from these approaches to fit each person. That collaboration helps create a plan that can change as needs evolve.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people meet from whatever environment helps them concentrate. It also lets the therapist use worksheets, mindfulness practices, and behavioral experiments that carry over into daily routines. If you want to explore how these approaches can work online, mention your goals when you complete the matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.