Meet Samantha Wilkinson, LMSW
THERAPIST ONLINE ACROSS NEW YORK
I believe who you are matters.
Surviving isn’t enough anymore.
It’s time to build your life on your terms.
You’ve lived through deep trauma, systemic injustice, and chronic invalidation. You’re a deep feeler, a critical thinker, and someone who’s carried a lot for a long time. Perhaps you are the “black sheep”, someone who has felt unseen, unheard, or unworthy for most of your life.
You may identify as queer, trans, nonbinary, neurodivergent, chronically ill, disabled, or a trauma survivor. You’ve learned how to keep going, to hold it together, to adapt; but lately, you’re exhausted. You’re realizing that surviving isn’t enough anymore.
You might be navigating anxiety, burnout, dissociation, grief, identity transitions, or complex trauma. You may feel stuck in cycles of self-abandonment, masking, or perfectionism.
You want to feel safe in your body, connected to your truth, and be free to live more fully—not just function.
How we’ll work together
Reconnecting with safety, authenticity, and agency
You don’t have to do this alone anymore.
I offer a space that honors your complexity. A space to slow down, process, and rebuild on your terms. You don’t have to do this alone anymore. I don’t pathologize pain–I witness it, I hold space for it, and I help people transform it.
My approach is rooted in the belief that love is a limitless, transformative resource for healing and growth. I’m especially curious about why we sometimes hurt each other in the name of “love,” and I’m committed to helping my clients reimagine relationships and bonds that prioritize consent, compassion, and connection.
I work from a trauma-informed, shame-sensitive, and strengths-based lens. I draw on your values, your lived experiences, and your inner resilience to co-create a path toward healing. A path that’s sustainable, liberating, and true to you. My practice is designed for those seeking depth-oriented, affirming therapy that goes beyond symptom management. I help clients break out of survival mode, heal from internalized shame and systemic harm, and reconnect with a sense of safety, authenticity, and agency.
I’m here to help with…
Grief
Anger
Anxiety
Shame
Identity concerns
Legal involvement
Harm Reduction
Disability/Chronic illness
People of all ages, genders, sexualities, body sizes, races, religions, and ethnicities are welcome here.
My Experience & Credentials
I bring both lived experience and clinical training to the work. I live with chronic illness, PTSD, and OCD, and I understand first-hand the complexities of balancing physical and mental health. As a queer person, I also know what it means to move through a world that doesn’t always see or support people like us.
To become a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), I’ve been trained to meet people exactly where they are—without judgment or pressure. As an internationally certified end-of-life doula, I hold space for what many fear: the reality that all lives must eventually come to an end. I don’t see that as inherently tragic. I believe that meaning, tenderness, and even joy can exist alongside pain. Two of the most important types of experiences human beings can have in their lives are sex and death but they are often the most taboo to discuss. I am unafraid to talk about these things and I am willing to listen.
Currently, I’m a master’s student in positive psychology, drawn to the idea that healing shouldn’t stop at the absence of suffering—we all deserve to flourish. That belief is shaped, in part, by my work as a state-certified rape crisis counselor, where I supported survivors of domestic violence, child sexual abuse, and human trafficking. I know that harm and healing are often layered—and that being worthy of care doesn’t require explanation.
Each of these roles has taught me something different about what it means to be human—and how vital it is to be truly seen.
It’s time to stop shrinking yourself.