Samantha Toney , LMFT

Samantha Toney is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She brings a family-systems perspective to her work, which gives her a broad understanding of how relationships and past family dynamics shape current challenges, even for clients who are not seeking couples or family therapy.

Samantha has supported people through a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems, substance use, grief, trauma, bipolar disorder, and depression. Much of her practice has focused on helping individuals and their families navigate mental health and addiction challenges by teaching practical coping strategies and building routines that reduce the risk of future crises.

Her approach emphasizes clients' existing strengths - qualities that may have been overshadowed by difficult circumstances. Samantha works to help people rediscover and strengthen those resources so they can move toward a more balanced and resilient life. She also attends to related areas such as body image, parenting, multicultural and women's issues, and career or life transitions.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and learn practical skills to shift them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and coping with life changes because it focuses on tools clients can apply between sessions.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, client-centered method for resolving ambivalence and supporting change. It is especially useful for clients working through substance use, motivation for treatment, or deciding on next steps in recovery and personal goals.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clients' strengths and immediate goals, helping them build concrete steps toward a preferred future. This approach can be effective for relationship concerns, short-term life transitions, and when clients want focused, goal-driven work.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Samantha works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and continuity of care. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact, fit sessions into busy lives, and access therapists from different locations, while still allowing therapists to provide structured, evidence-informed treatment.