In his work as a therapist, Sam take a person-centered approach toward helping his clients manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, addiction, personality disorders, neurodiversity, grief, and trauma. His practice is grounded in a relational model and he employs strength-based strategies to support positive change in his clients by helping them develop a better understanding of the relationships and experiences that shape their life. Sam specializes in providing EMDR therapy, a modality that focus on processing and successfully integrating traumatic experiences.
As a rural practitioner, Sam gladly serves most populations struggling with most challenges but specializes in working with adolescents and younger adults, couples, and families. In addition to maintaining a private practice in Polson, Sam also offers online therapy and periodically teaches in the Social Work Department at the University of Montana. His academic interests center around building the capacity of mental health systems in rural areas and education in trauma processing.
In his personal life, Sam is a musician, a handyman, a husband, and a father to two young boys. He loves funk music and getting into the mountains with his family.
