Samantha Plumski, LCSW, LICSW

North Dakota · 13 years in practice

Samantha Plumski is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, North Dakota: 5708 · expires December 2027
LICSW, Minnesota: 18629 · expires July 2027
NPI: 1184076473 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Samantha

Samantha Plumski is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and major life changes. She brings 13 years of experience and a calm, respectful presence to conversations about hard things. Samantha focuses on making sessions straightforward and practical.

She listens first, then works with each person to set goals that feel manageable. Her approach centers on the person’s strengths and what they already do well.

Background and approach

She uses a mix of methods depending on needs, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and EMDR. Those tools are used to help reduce distress, build coping skills, and process painful memories when appropriate. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental.

Samantha aims to create a space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about honestly. She adjusts pacing and techniques to fit each person’s comfort and goals. Sessions address a wide range of concerns such as relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, ADHD, mood disorders, chronic illness, and issues tied to aging or caregiving.

People often come for help with self-esteem, panic, social anxiety, or feeling stuck in life changes. Based in North Dakota, Samantha holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and LICSW credentials and conducts work in English. She invites people to take the first step and explore what changes are possible through tailored, realistic planning.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Samantha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Approaches Samantha names

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Online support

Online approaches that focus on processing and practical skill building

Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and values, giving space for people to tell their story and choose which changes matter most. It’s useful for building trust, clarifying priorities, and shaping a plan that fits day-to-day life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replace them with clearer, more effective responses. It is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and many mood-related concerns because it focuses on skills people can practice between sessions.

EMDR involves structured ways of attending to distressing memories and the feelings tied to them. When used alongside talk-based approaches it can help people reduce the intensity of painful recollections and the reactions they cause.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up to decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting techniques as progress and needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can fit a brief check-in during a busy day, and text messaging supports ongoing reminders or reflections between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other daily routines.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Samantha supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and major life changes. She also works with issues like ADHD, grief, parenting stress, relationship strain, and mood disorders.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centered and strengths based, with a calm, nonjudgmental tone. She listens first, then collaborates on clear, achievable goals and practical steps.

What is her professional background?

She has 13 years of professional experience in clinical social work. That background includes supporting people through trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions.

What credentials and region should I know about?

She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials, listed as ND LCSW and MN LICSW, and practices from North Dakota.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on your needs and schedule.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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