Samantha Malfitano

I am a licensed psychotherapist and educator with extensive experience providing trauma-informed care to adolescents, adults, and military families. I maintain a private practice since 2014 and currently serve as a Military Family Life Counselor delivering non-medical counseling, group and individual therapy, and resource referrals for service members and their families.

My clinical expertise includes crisis intervention, eating disorder recovery, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, substance use, and body‑focused repetitive disorders, using CBT, DBT, psychodynamic therapy, and trauma‑informed approaches. I have provided crisis triage and assessments for a community crisis center and volunteered in pandemic response programs offering therapeutic services to essential and uninsured workers.

As an educator, I have delivered online psychology courses at the University of Mount Olive and regularly present on mental health and stress management topics in community and school settings. Earlier roles include residential counseling for adolescents in eating disorder recovery, fitness and wellness instruction, and employee assistance practicum work with law enforcement.

I hold a Master of Professional Health and Counseling and multiple licenses/certifications (LPC/LCMHC, telehealth licensure, ACE personal training, CPR/AED/First Aid). I prioritize collaborative care, practical coping skills, and holistic wellness in therapeutic work.