Samantha Hughes , LPC

Samantha Hughes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Michigan with 7 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, eating and food-related concerns, depression, relationship difficulties, and major life changes. She centers her practice on a strengths-based, client-centered approach that recognizes each person as the expert in their own life and seeks to draw out existing skills and resilience. Samantha blends goal-oriented planning with attentive listening to help clients identify where they are now, clarify where they want to be, and create a practical roadmap to reach those goals.

Her style is described as sensitive, caring, and empathetic, with an emphasis on collaboration and respect. Treatment often involves exploring personal history to understand current patterns, setting measurable therapeutic goals, and working through the thoughts, emotions, fears, and victories that emerge along the way. Areas of additional focus include body image and eating issues, codependency, communication challenges, shame and guilt, abandonment wounds, midlife and career transitions, postpartum mood changes, and relationship concerns such as infidelity and jealousy.

Samantha offers both live sessions and asynchronous messaging options that mirror collaborative journaling to encourage reflection and insight. As a licensed professional, she aims to empower clients to make steady, meaningful progress while honoring their pace and preferences.

Approaches That Guide Online Sessions

Samantha frequently uses client-centered therapy and mindfulness therapy, and she may draw on motivational interviewing when goal-setting is a central focus. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental partnership where the therapist listens deeply and supports the client's own insights and choices - this approach is helpful for building self-esteem, navigating relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle attention to thoughts and feelings, which can reduce reactivity and assist with anxiety, stress, and eating-related challenges. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, strengths-focused method that helps people resolve ambivalence and move toward meaningful change, often used for career transitions, behavior change, and recovery from difficult patterns.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapy process. Samantha works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time so care remains practical and client-centered.

Online therapy with Samantha is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and continue work between live meetings through thoughtful, written reflections.