Samantha Evans, LPCC

Samantha Evans is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem. Samantha also supports those dealing with life changes, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, LGBT issues, and ADHD.

Samantha writes simply and keeps sessions relaxed. She emphasizes strengths and practical steps people can try between meetings. Conversations often include skill practice, goal setting, and checking what works in daily life.

Her background began with a Bachelor of Science from Bemidji State University. After that she earned a graduate degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from St. Cloud State University in 2016. Early work included managing group homes and adult foster care, then roles providing school-based services and community supports.

She has worked in schools, offices, online, and in juvenile detention settings. Much of her hands-on experience has been with adolescents and young adults facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and transitional life issues. Samantha has also worked with crisis response teams and provided assessments and stabilization services.

Samantha uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered care, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative methods. She aims to help people notice strengths, test small changes, and build coping that fits everyday life.

To begin, she asks people to share current concerns and priorities so sessions focus on what matters most. The style is collaborative and practical, with space for honest conversation and steady skill work.

Practical approaches for online therapy

Samantha commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods in online sessions. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors to reduce worry or low mood, often using short exercises and homework between sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening, building on a person’s strengths, and helping them steer conversations toward goals that matter to them.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Samantha will talk through goals and preferences with each person and adjust methods as needed. Together they decide whether to prioritize skill practice, reflective storytelling, or motivational strategies based on what the person wants to address.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people practice skills and read nonverbal cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can support short updates, coaching, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches that match each person’s routine.