Samantha Howard, LMFT

I am a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in the Bay Area providing individual therapy to adults. Through years of education and experience, I have found that we strive for and work very hard for perfection, even though perfection does not exist. Finding the courage to be vulnerable and build shame-resilience can be just the beginning of your work. I provide a space that promotes and encourages self-compassion in a world that teaches us to shame ourselves. In my practice, I specialize with life transitions, whether my clients are graduating college, are a new parent, moving towards retirement, or experiencing something unexpected. Work and school stress, relationship challenges, parenting difficulties, and women issues are all areas I also enjoy supporting others with. I am very compassionate about work around shame, worthlessness and self-advocacy as I know it is no easy task to learn to believe in ourselves without external validation. I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents, parents, and adults in a wide range of settings. I take pride in supporting my clients with compassion and empathy through their healing journey and am a strong believer that they are the expert of their life. I prioritize regulation, such as grounding, mindfulness, Eco Therapy (Nature Therapy) and tapping. With regulation, we are teaching our bodies that they are physically and emotional safe. From here we can process any past trauma experiences, challenge any negative thought patterns and beliefs, and re-create narratives for ourselves. I also use therapeutic modalities that include but are not limited to Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic, Humanistic Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Please reach out for a free 15 minute consultation to learn more. It would be a complete honor to walk along side you in your journey. *Note: I currently meet with client via Telehealth and Walk and Talk sessions. Walking paths are preselected in San Francisco, Pacifica and San Mateo.