Samala Wallack

Samala Wallack is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with ten years of experience. She supports people facing relationship strain, family stress, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and the pressures of career and life change. Her work also addresses compassion fatigue and issues around body image and caregiving stress.

She favors a straightforward, collaborative style in sessions. Samala listens first and helps people set clear, manageable goals. She uses practical tools and conversations to help clients change behaviors and feel more in control day to day.

Her approach blends client-centered care with evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. That means she focuses on the person in front of her, helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns, and guides small steps toward change. Solution-focused strategies are used to build on strengths and find actionable ways forward.

Samala has worked across settings such as child welfare, vocational rehabilitation, in-home therapy, residential treatment, and outpatient care. Her training includes an Educational Specialist degree in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Missouri Kansas City and a Master of Science in Counseling from Wright State University.

Sessions are offered in English and are tailored to each person’s goals. People often come for help with blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, multicultural concerns, seasonal affective disorder, and women’s issues. She encourages a steady pace and practical steps toward improved day-to-day functioning.

How Samala Uses Collaborative Approaches Online

Samala combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy to help people make practical changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are so they can decide goals that matter. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, helping people spot patterns and try small experiments to change how they feel.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the situation and adjust them over time based on what works.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during breaks or between responsibilities. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or avoid having to be on camera if someone prefers less visual contact. Licensed professionals can help find a rhythm that fits day-to-day routines without promising specific session types.