Information on Counseling
Why People Seek Therapy
Sometimes our lives do not end up as we planned? Sometimes changes that occur in life can make people feel confused, anxious, depressed, or just plain stuck. Often friends and family can only help so much. It can be beneficial to have a professional outside your support system who is knowledgeable in counseling, helping you sort out your feelings and aiding you in finding a path you want to go. For some people everything they have tried isn't helping enough and they need more ideas from a professional with experience in counseling. These are some of the reasons people seek psychotherapy. Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. has a kind and sincere approach to counseling and will work with you to help you sort through the things bothering you in a style that is comfortable to you.
Who should come to Session
Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. sees individuals of all ages, as well as couples and families.
Individuals come to counseling for a wide variety of reasons. One of the most frequent is in an attempt to manage a mood or issue that feels out of control. For example, do you have panic attacks? Are you feeling nervous all the time? Are you reluctant to go places and meet new people? Do you have a sad feeling you can’t shake? Have you felt different since the loss of a loved one? Does life feel overwhelming and you can’t seem to center yourself? Have you experienced a traumatic event that you can’t get out of your mind? Are you struggling with your body image or having issues with food? Do you feel like you don't fit in? Is work stress getting you down? Do you have a hard time expressing yourself and need a safe place to sort out your feelings before you share them with the rest of the world? Do you find that everything you have tried to do to help yourself is not working and you need more support? These are all examples of reasons individuals might come for individual treatment.
Couple's therapy and family therapy may be necessary when a couple or family needs more resources and ideas to solve their problems. Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. works to make both family therapy and couple’s therapy an enjoyable experience. Having a third party in a supportive, warm, nonjudgemental environment can be very helpful. A lot of couples and families put off therapy because they are fearful. Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. works to create a warm environment and aid a couple's to communicate in constructive, helpful ways. Some couples and families look forward to therapy each week and the opportunity to work on their issues. Sessions are designed to help you recognize both the strengths and weaknesses of your family or relationship. To build on the strengths present and work to improve, resolve or understand the struggles and the differences.
Some of the problems couples or families might bring to counseling include; communication problems, pre-marital issues, new marriage/living together adjustment, feelings surrounding divorce, remarriage, blending families, adjusting to new babies, parenting struggles and differences, intimacy struggles, infertility, differences in values and backgrounds, affairs, problems with in-laws, and generally just feeling misunderstood by your spouse/partner/significant other or family member.
Sometimes people can’t decide if their problems are severe enough for therapy. A good general rule is if you find your symptoms are beginning to impact your quality of life and are impacting your social and/or relationship functioning, your occupational and/or academic functioning then it is probably a good time for therapy.
Specialties
Some of Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T.’s specialties include Couples counseling, Anxiety, Trauma, P.T.S.D., E.M.D.R., Brainspotting, Depression, Affairs, Grief and Loss, Survivors After Suicide, Eating Disorders, Twins, Transitions, Relationship Issues, and Parenting Issues.
Style of Therapy
Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. utilizes a combination of Humanistic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and E.M.D.R. for trauma as needed.
Insurance Plans
Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. is on a variety of insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, HMC Healthworks, Holman Behavioral Health, Keenan, Magellan Behavioral Health, Managed Health Network, Optum, United Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare. She also can accept most PPO insurance plans with out-of-network mental health benefits. In order to know your benefits and options under your plan in more depth Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. will help you verify your benefits and see if your health insurance might help with your psychotherapy costs.
It is always possible to pay on your own if you do not have health insurance. See the Insurance tab for information on self-pay and Good Faith Estimates.
Sometimes our lives do not end up as we planned? Sometimes changes that occur in life can make people feel confused, anxious, depressed, or just plain stuck. Often friends and family can only help so much. It can be beneficial to have a professional outside your support system who is knowledgeable in counseling, helping you sort out your feelings and aiding you in finding a path you want to go. For some people everything they have tried isn't helping enough and they need more ideas from a professional with experience in counseling. These are some of the reasons people seek psychotherapy. Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. has a kind and sincere approach to counseling and will work with you to help you sort through the things bothering you in a style that is comfortable to you.
Who should come to Session
Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. sees individuals of all ages, as well as couples and families.
Individuals come to counseling for a wide variety of reasons. One of the most frequent is in an attempt to manage a mood or issue that feels out of control. For example, do you have panic attacks? Are you feeling nervous all the time? Are you reluctant to go places and meet new people? Do you have a sad feeling you can’t shake? Have you felt different since the loss of a loved one? Does life feel overwhelming and you can’t seem to center yourself? Have you experienced a traumatic event that you can’t get out of your mind? Are you struggling with your body image or having issues with food? Do you feel like you don't fit in? Is work stress getting you down? Do you have a hard time expressing yourself and need a safe place to sort out your feelings before you share them with the rest of the world? Do you find that everything you have tried to do to help yourself is not working and you need more support? These are all examples of reasons individuals might come for individual treatment.
Couple's therapy and family therapy may be necessary when a couple or family needs more resources and ideas to solve their problems. Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. works to make both family therapy and couple’s therapy an enjoyable experience. Having a third party in a supportive, warm, nonjudgemental environment can be very helpful. A lot of couples and families put off therapy because they are fearful. Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. works to create a warm environment and aid a couple's to communicate in constructive, helpful ways. Some couples and families look forward to therapy each week and the opportunity to work on their issues. Sessions are designed to help you recognize both the strengths and weaknesses of your family or relationship. To build on the strengths present and work to improve, resolve or understand the struggles and the differences.
Some of the problems couples or families might bring to counseling include; communication problems, pre-marital issues, new marriage/living together adjustment, feelings surrounding divorce, remarriage, blending families, adjusting to new babies, parenting struggles and differences, intimacy struggles, infertility, differences in values and backgrounds, affairs, problems with in-laws, and generally just feeling misunderstood by your spouse/partner/significant other or family member.
Sometimes people can’t decide if their problems are severe enough for therapy. A good general rule is if you find your symptoms are beginning to impact your quality of life and are impacting your social and/or relationship functioning, your occupational and/or academic functioning then it is probably a good time for therapy.
Specialties
Some of Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T.’s specialties include Couples counseling, Anxiety, Trauma, P.T.S.D., E.M.D.R., Brainspotting, Depression, Affairs, Grief and Loss, Survivors After Suicide, Eating Disorders, Twins, Transitions, Relationship Issues, and Parenting Issues.
Style of Therapy
Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. utilizes a combination of Humanistic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and E.M.D.R. for trauma as needed.
Insurance Plans
Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. is on a variety of insurance plans including Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cigna, HMC Healthworks, Holman Behavioral Health, Keenan, Magellan Behavioral Health, Managed Health Network, Optum, United Behavioral Health, and United Healthcare. She also can accept most PPO insurance plans with out-of-network mental health benefits. In order to know your benefits and options under your plan in more depth Samantha Deming, M.A. L.M.F.T. will help you verify your benefits and see if your health insurance might help with your psychotherapy costs.
It is always possible to pay on your own if you do not have health insurance. See the Insurance tab for information on self-pay and Good Faith Estimates.
Contact Information
Phone: (818) 378-1505
(Confidential voice mail)
Fax: (818) 386-8096