Samantha Plumski, LCSW, LICSW

Samantha Plumski is a licensed clinical social worker with 13 years of experience. She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and major life changes. Samantha emphasizes practical support for concerns such as ADHD, grief, parenting strain, and mood disorders. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, aiming to make a hard step feel manageable for someone reading on a phone.

Samantha uses a strengths-based, person-centered stance that keeps conversations focused on what matters to the client. Sessions are meant to be open and nonjudgmental, with space to talk about difficult memories, everyday stress, and relationships. She uses techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches to notice unhelpful thoughts and from mindfulness to build steady attention in daily life.

When trauma is part of the story, Samantha may integrate EMDR-informed ideas along with skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense feelings and improve emotion regulation. She adapts the pace to each person and builds a plan that fits their goals and current life demands. Treatment planning is collaborative and practical, with clear steps to try between sessions.

Samantha works in North Dakota and holds both LCSW and LICSW credentials, listed as ND LCSW and MN LICSW. She brings direct, down-to-earth care to people navigating chronic illness, caregiving stress, aging-related concerns, and other long-term challenges. Her approach aims to empower people to make manageable changes and find more balance over time.

Approaches that inform online care

Samantha draws from client-centered work that keeps the person's goals at the center. This approach focuses on listening closely, checking in about what matters, and shaping the work around each person's priorities.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavioral experiments to change how someone responds to stress or mood shifts. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills may be used to teach concrete tools for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the first weeks of work. Samantha collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.

The profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists can also use online work to practice skills between appointments and to check how changes land in everyday routines.