After a career as an educator and youth mentor, Samantha graduated from Indiana University’s School of Social Work with a focus in behavioral health and dual diagnosis interventions. Samantha earned her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and spent many years working with schools and in the community as a classroom teacher, special education tutor and liaison. She has experience working with children and families, juvenile justice systems, private and not for profit community support agencies, and peer support groups. Samantha uses a systems and trauma-informed approach to therapy utilizing both individual and group therapy techniques to develop individualized goals for her clients. Samantha is a licensed associate addiction counselor and helps her clients make meaningful changes and develop healthy relationships with themselves and others. She recognizes that teens are at a pivotal time in their lives to make major changes that can impact their long term success.