Samantha Locke
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About me
Samantha Locke is a highly experienced and accredited therapist with over 20 years of experience specializing in mental health and addiction, particularly for tweens, teens, and young adults.
Professional Credentials: Samantha is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor-Clinical Supervisor (LPC-S), Master Addictions Counselor (MAC), a fully Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) with additional certifications in tele-health, EMDR, and motivational interviewing.
Clinical Focus and Approach: Her clinical focus is client-centered, incorporating Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) to help clients grow, heal, and thrive from their struggles.
Community and Media Engagement: For 15 years, Samantha has developed clinical programs for expat communities in Germany and Italy, and hosted a weekly radio show offering parenting support and education.
Supervisory Experience: She has 13 years of experience as a Clinical Supervisor, utilizing Developmental and Integrated Models of Supervision, with expertise in various therapeutic approaches including CBT, DBT, EMDR and Family Systems.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an American trained provider with 7 years of University education plus 5 years of supervised internship to gain my license to practice as a independent therapist. I have over 20 years’ of postgraduate experience. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counsellor with Clinical Supervisor endorsement (LPC-S), master’s level addictions therapist (MAC) and Accredited registered British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy member (BACP).
I worked with the American Department of Defense for over 15 years living in several European countries before setting in the United Kingdom in 2021.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fee's vary on services, packages and Concession rates are available for those with financial need.
Couples Connection Foundation Educational sessions are being offered for 8-10 sessions, scheduled fortnightly to help couples rebuild communication and improve connectivity in all aspects of their relationship.
When I work
Hours are set to accommodate clients school and work schedules with as little interruptions as possible.
Further information
My work is with children to adults with a wealth of experience with teens and young adults and their family systems. I provide individual, group and couples therapy in my practice.
