Samantha Chaplin, LCSW, LICSW - Therapist in Maine

About Samantha

Samantha Chaplin is a licensed social worker who offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and a wide range of life changes. She presents straightforward guidance and helps clients build skills they can use at home. Parents looking for parenting or family-focused help will find resources and strategies aimed at everyday challenges.

Samantha uses clear, skills-based methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach coping tools.

Background and approach

She also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. Sessions focus on what feels doable for each person and on small steps that lead to steady progress. With 15 years of clinical experience, Samantha blends practical techniques with a strengths-based outlook.

She encourages clients to notice what already works in their lives and to expand on those strengths. She also integrates mindfulness ideas and has recently been studying neuroscience applications to better explain how habits form and change. People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where concerns about mood, sleep, relationships, grief, anger, ADHD symptoms, and aging can be talked through.

Samantha emphasizes collaboration and clear tools rather than long, abstract explanations. Her practice is located in Maine and she conducts sessions in English. Her goal is to help people regain steadiness and find realistic ways to cope with daily pressures.

Samantha supports each person in identifying priorities, trying new skills, and tracking progress over time.

How Samantha’s Methods Work Online

Samantha commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to ease anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving coping during crisis.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Samantha will talk with each person about goals, daily life, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT, DBT, motivational interviewing, or a mix of methods fits best and adjust the plan over time.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. These options let people fit sessions around school, work, or caregiving. Messaging and live chat can be useful between sessions for brief check-ins and practice of new skills, while video or phone sessions allow longer conversations and teaching of specific techniques.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Samantha address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, bipolar symptoms, grief, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related issues including parenting and family challenges.

What is her therapy style like?

Sessions are practical and skills-focused, emphasizing straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy along with motivational interviewing to support change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 15 years of experience helping people manage moods, substance use concerns, life transitions, and daily coping skills.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials: IN LCSW 34010992A and MA LICSW LICSW126148, and she practices in Maine.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Maine, Massachusetts, Indiana
Languages: English

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