- Warm and interactive
- Strengths focused
- Practical problem solving
About Samantheo
Samantheo Marcellus is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with two decades of experience in mental health and higher education settings. She helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, and career concerns. She also supports those dealing with self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and ADHD-related struggles.
Her style is warm, genuine, and interactive. She focuses on building trust and treating each person with dignity, respect, and compassion. Sessions center on clear, practical conversation rather than jargon or long lectures.
Samantheo pays attention to how thoughts and beliefs shape feelings and behavior. Together with clients she identifies unhelpful patterns and highlights strengths that can be used to solve current problems. This approach keeps the work grounded in everyday life and change that feels achievable.
She aims to treat the whole person, not just a list of symptoms. That means talking about work, relationships, parenting demands, and other parts of life that affect well-being. The goal is to help clients move toward a more fulfilling, balanced day-to-day.
If someone is ready to make a change, Samantheo offers supportive guidance and practical steps. She helps people find clearer choices, set manageable goals, and build on what already works in their lives.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. One common approach helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new ways of responding to stress and anxiety. This can reduce worry and improve daily functioning.Another useful technique emphasizes building on a person's existing strengths. The therapist helps clients identify what already works in their lives and uses those strengths to address parenting challenges, relationship strain, career transitions, or changes linked to ADHD. This practical focus supports steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying different strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can help fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and make it easier to show up during a lunch break or between appointments. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to connect from different locations while working toward real life changes.
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Primary focus
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, career concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, anger, coping with life changes, ADHD, and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her counseling style like?
Her style is warm, genuine, and interactive. She emphasizes trust, respect, and a collaborative approach to finding practical solutions.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has 20 years of experience in mental health and higher education settings, including academic, personal, and career counseling work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced and billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.