Samantha Walton Wackford, LMSW is currently accepting new clients. She approaches therapy with the belief that healing and growth emerge when individuals reconnect with their inherent worth, resilience, and capacity for self-compassion. Samantha views each client not as a product of their past experiences, but as a whole, evolving person with the ability to create meaning, purpose, and transformation—even in the face of adversity.

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In her work with clients, Samantha fosters a supportive, compassionate, and nonjudgmental space where individuals feel safe to explore their inner world. Her approach is integrative and reflective, drawing from psychotherapy, trauma-informed care, mindfulness practices, and holistic perspectives to help clients develop greater self-awareness and emotional balance. She is especially passionate about helping individuals shift from patterns of self-criticism, guilt, or shame toward deeper self-acceptance and self-love.

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Samantha works with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, substance use concerns, and major life or identity transitions. She believes that while we cannot always control what happens to us, we can learn to respond in ways that foster empowerment, healing, and personal growth. Her therapeutic style is collaborative and strengths-based, supporting clients as they build the tools needed to move toward their personal goals and a more fulfilling life.

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Samantha recognizes that beginning therapy is a meaningful and courageous step. Whether someone is seeking healing from past experiences, relief from emotional distress, or greater clarity and inner peace, she is honored to walk alongside them in that process.

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Samantha earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University at Buffalo with concentrations in Trauma-Informed Care and Human Rights Perspectives, and her Bachelor’s degree in Human Development from SUNY Binghamton. She brings diverse clinical experience from both national and international settings, providing individual and group therapy across a range of treatment environments. Samantha currently practices as a licensed mental health therapist under the supervision of Dr. Elisa Harris.