Sam Weiss (he/him)
Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
Seeking Safety
LGBTQI Affirmative Therapy
Clinical Director | Therapist | Group Facilitator
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, 86590
Sam is the kind of therapist that will lovingly validate your experience AND give you skills to move through the challenges that you’re facing. He sees your strength and knows the self-trust, confidence, and vibrancy on the other side of what you’re going through. Whether your goal is to get to know yourself better, heal your trauma, uncover what’s getting in your own way, or process events that have impacted your relationship with yourself or others - Sam will be in the trenches with you you every step of the way. You are not alone or broken and you deserve to THRIVE.
Sam is a trans-man and is also an LGBT-affirmative therapist. Sam uses his experience with his own gender journey to help individuals make stronger connections to their own sense of gender and sexuality.
Sam received his Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California in 2015. Sam’s primary approaches to therapy include EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and solution-focused therapy. Sam believes that everyone should feel empowered with the conceptual and contextual knowledge to cultivate self-awareness, as well as practical skills that you can use on the daily. In addition to individual therapy, Sam leads groups for LGBTQIA individuals.
Sam truly believes that therapy works and that acceptance, peace, and strength are possible, even in the most painful of circumstances.
Consultation
Sam offers individual consultation to mental health professionals including LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and students. As someone with both lived and professional experience, Sam offers consultation on cases involving clients who self-identify as members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Consultation can benefit clinicians who may be seeking additional resources for their clients, have questions regarding population-specific issues, and/or are looking for advice on how to best work with co-occurring issues. Consultation is offered virtually at a fee of $200. Please know that consultation is not meant to be psychotherapy. If you are interested, please reach out to Sam directly.