18 Court Sq, Lexington, North Carolina 27292, United States
MEET OUR THERAPIST
Samantha Perry, MHS, LCMHC, LPC, NCC, NPT-C, CCTP-1, C-PD, CAIMHP, CSOTP
Samantha holds the following licensures/credentials:
- Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina
- Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina
- Nationally Certified Counselor
- Certified Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
- Certified Neuropsychotherapist
- Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (Level 1)
- Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Provider
- Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Provider
- Certified Sex Offender Treatment Professional
Samantha earned both her undergraduate and Master of Health Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Catawba College. Samantha has had the opportunity to work with patients with a variety of mental health concerns in outpatient settings, school-based therapy, college mental health counseling, and SUD recovery. Her clinical focus is on severe and persistent mental health issues, with a concentration on mood disorders. As a Neuropsychotherapist, Samantha utilizes a multidisciplinary approach that integrates traditional psychotherapy with neurobiology. During sessions, she commonly helps patients identify and challenge self-limiting patterns, heal from past experiences, and gain insight into how the unconscious influences behavior while always reiterating the brain-body connection. Her research interests include the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system, the development of neurodevelopmental disorders, and genetic links between schizophrenia and associated comorbid conditions.
Samantha maintains professional memberships with the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC), the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA), the Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC), the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA), the Licensed Clinical Counselors of North Carolina (LCCNC), the National Board of Forensic Evaluators (NBFE), the National Counseling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), and the North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA).