Samantha "Sam" Munro , AASW

Samantha "Sam" Munro is an accredited mental health social worker who brings 24 years of professional experience to therapeutic practice. She holds AASW and a Bachelor degree in Social Work, and approaches care holistically by acknowledging how all areas of a person’s life contribute to wellbeing.

Her background includes work with young people in government care, child protection, employment coaching, and broader mental health services. Sam has developed particular expertise supporting people who have experienced trauma, including domestic violence and sexual assault, and her practice has been shaped by time spent living and working in remote Aboriginal communities.

Sam works collaboratively with clients to identify strengths and areas for change or growth, aiming to tailor therapeutic programs to individual goals. She uses a range of interventions drawn from evidence-based approaches, including solution-focused techniques, cognitive therapies, processing approaches for trauma, mindfulness-based methods, and emotion-focused work to help clients process feelings and rebuild coping strategies.

Her specialties span stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, addictions, relationships and family issues, depression, and coping with life changes, with additional focus on aging and geriatric concerns, attachment issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and related areas. Sam’s practice emphasizes practical supports and compassionate collaboration to promote sustainable change.