Samantha Hughes , LPC

Samantha Hughes is a licensed professional counselor based in Michigan with seven years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, eating and food-related concerns, depression, relationship challenges, career questions, and major life transitions. She combines a strengths-based, goal-oriented style with a sensitive and empathetic presence, inviting clients to explore their history, identify what matters most, and co-create a practical roadmap for change.

Samantha emphasizes collaborative work - she describes her role as sitting beside clients on the journey toward greater self-understanding and meaningful progress. Together she helps set clear therapeutic goals, tracks progress, and addresses the thoughts, emotions, fears, and wins that arise along the way. Her approach centers on drawing out each person’s existing resources and skills - what she often refers to as their superpowers - and building from those strengths rather than focusing only on deficits.

She offers a mix of live sessions and asynchronous messaging. Messaging is used like collaborative journaling to promote reflection, mindfulness, and insight, allowing clients to write about their experience and connect with therapeutic support between sessions. Samantha works with a wide range of concerns including abandonment issues, body image and eating concerns, codependency, communication difficulties, feelings of emptiness, grief and forgiveness, infidelity and jealousy, parenting and postpartum challenges, life purpose and midlife transitions, and seasonal mood changes.

Her credentials include MA, which stands for Master of Arts; LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor; and NCC, National Certified Counselor. These credentials reflect her graduate training and professional certification and licensure in counseling.

Practical Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Samantha integrates client-centered therapy and mindfulness therapy into online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathetic listening and supporting the client as the expert in their own life; it helps with relationship challenges, self-esteem, grief, and navigating life changes by creating space for personal insight and growth. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and gentle acceptance of thoughts and feelings, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and support coping with stress and eating-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Samantha treats it as a collaborative decision. She works with each person to identify priorities, preferences, and goals, then tailors techniques and pacing so the plan fits the client’s needs and comfort level.

Online options include live video sessions, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging, which together offer flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access licensed professionals from varied locations, continue care during busy periods, and combine synchronous sessions with ongoing reflection through messaging to support steady progress.