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Online therapist

Dr. Samina Long

Calm, practical support for family and parenting

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Samina

Dr. Samina Long is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings nine years of mental health experience to family and parenting concerns. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem struggles.

Her background includes focused attention on gender dysphoria, jealousy, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics such as polyamory. Samina practices in Texas and offers care in English. Her style is straightforward and respectful.

Background and approach

She listens first, then helps set clear, achievable steps toward the goals that matter to each person. Conversations are shaped to fit a family's routines and needs, so plans are practical and doable. Samina uses evidence-based methods like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

These approaches inform simple tools for managing stress, shifting unhelpful thoughts, and building better daily habits. She adapts techniques to each situation rather than applying the same plan to everyone. Sessions may focus on reducing tension in relationships, improving communication around parenting, or coping after loss or trauma.

Samina aims to make the work manageable by breaking bigger problems into smaller, concrete steps. Her goal is to help people feel steadier and more able to handle everyday demands. Therapy is collaborative.

She works with clients to track progress and adjust strategies when needed. Practical problem-solving and life-friendly skills are central to her approach.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It emphasizes values and small actions that move a life in a desired direction, which can be useful for stress, anxiety, and family tension.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real life. It teaches concrete skills for shifting thinking and building routines that reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers sessions on practical goals and what works now. It is about finding small, repeatable steps that lead to change and improved functioning in family or parenting roles.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities with each person to decide which methods to try first. Choices can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, to check in between appointments, and to use tools right where life happens. Working remotely can increase access and make consistent follow-through more practical for many families.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Solution-Focused Therapy

Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Dr. Long address?
Her work covers stress, anxiety, family tensions, intimacy-related issues, parenting, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also focuses on gender dysphoria, jealousy, and polyamory or other non-monogamous relationship topics.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, with a focus on listening first and creating clear, manageable steps. Techniques are adapted to each person's needs rather than using the same plan for everyone.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of experience in the mental health field and holds the LPC credential. That experience shapes a practice grounded in real-world problem solving.
Where does she practice and how is she licensed?
She practices in Texas and is a Licensed Professional Counselor with the license TX LPC 72046.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted for online sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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