Samantha is a doctoral trainee at OISE/University of Toronto, where she received her Masters degree in School and Clinical Child Psychology in 2020. She has held positions at Child Development Institute, OISE Psychology Clinic, and the Toronto District School Board. Samantha provides diagnostic assessments as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) for children, adolescents, parents, and families with a wide variety of behavioral, social, and emotional needs. Her research interests include Indigenous studies spanning mental health, suicide, language revitalization/promotion, sexual diversity, and feminisms. Samantha has won numerous awards supporting her research work, including the Ontario Graduate Scholarship, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship (Masters), and the Joseph Armand-Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Samantha takes a family-focused approach and is dedicated to creating a warm, flexible, and understanding space to address challenges and build strengths in clinical care.