Samantha Locke
Samantha Locke, is an integrative therapist of more than 24 years clinical practice in many settings from hospital to private practice. She is American trained and licensed to practice at the highest level as a Marriage & Family Therapist and as a Professional Counsellor-Supervisor. Samantha also holds a Masters Addictions Counsellor certification and is a registered and accredited member of BACP in the United Kingdom. She provides services for ages 8 to adult with specialised interest and passion for working with teens/young adults and their family.
Samantha has expertise utilizing: CBT, DBT, EMDR, Person centred, Solution focused brief therapy, and Systemic Family therapy. Her specialized training and over two decades of experience has resulted in expertise any many clinical areas to include: Abuse, ADD/ADHD, Addictions, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ Ally and Advocate, Loss, Men’s issues, Obsessions, OCD, Personal development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Service veterans, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Women’s issues.
Therapy approach:
I have an integrative approach with specialized training in EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, working with complex trauma and PTSD. I am trained and endorsed in the USA to diagnosis children as young as 8 to adults with DSM-5 disorders (excluding Autism).
I also have work experience as a residential provider for over 5 years and pre-post residential care with children/teens and adults for over 10 years.
