How Samantha works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Samantha
Samantha Aggeles is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina. She brings six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and anger. Samantha focuses on building on each person's strengths to support practical change.
Her sessions are straightforward and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear goals. People can expect a steady, respectful approach that matches support to what matters most right now.
Samantha uses tools from several approaches to help with emotional regulation and behavior change.
Background and approach
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts. She also uses dialectical behavior skills to teach ways to tolerate distress and manage strong emotions. For people carrying trauma, Samantha can include eye movement desensitization and reprocessing methods to work through distressing memories.
Motivational interviewing is used when someone wants help finding reasons to change and sustaining that change over time. The focus often includes life transitions, relationship strain, work stress, caregiver stress, and struggles with self-esteem or impulsivity. She also supports people coping with mood disorders, obsessive thoughts or compulsions, and panic symptoms.
Sessions happen by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging, giving flexible ways to stay connected. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
What Samantha works with
Everything Samantha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Samantha's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Samantha lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Samantha Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person's strengths to set goals and guide change. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to clarify values and direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change patterns that fuel anger or impulsivity.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills are useful for managing intense emotions and reducing reactive behaviors.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Samantha will discuss needs, goals, and preferences, and together they decide which methods to try. That lets the plan change if something isn't working or new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders or brief reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other commitments.
Questions people ask about Samantha
What concerns does Samantha commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, and trauma-related issues. Other focuses include caregiver stress, mood disorders, obsessions and compulsions, and relationship or work strain.
What is Samantha's style in therapy?
Samantha uses a client-centered style that emphasizes a person's strengths. She combines skills training and practical strategies to manage emotions and behavior.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as a counselor working with a variety of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as SC LPC, and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Samantha?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.