Sam Villarreal

Hi there, I’m Sam! I hope to offer you an approach that meets you where you are while both nurturing you and facilitating the changes that you want. I aim to provide a non-judgemental and safe place for clients to work in while being my genuine and authentic self and I encourage you to do the same. I enjoy working with individual adults 18 and up and have experience with: trauma/complex trauma, addiction, first generation adults of any culture, anxiety, the LGBTQIA+ community, depression, and interpersonal issues/concerns.

In therapy with me, you can expect a harm-reductionist approach, a non-pathologizing view, and an affirming space. My goal is to help you grow in any way that you see fit, help guide you to have more self-compassion, and feel empowered in seeing the changes that you’ve made. I utilize EMDR, DBT-informed concepts, parts work/IFS, and somatic approaches.

I believe in the egalitarian relationship between therapist and client and know that we can teach each other a few things along the way. Let's work together to get you where you want to be!