Samuel Parker, LCSW

Samuel Parker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has devoted his career to supporting individuals and families through personal and family crises. After earning a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1989, he pursued clinical practice and leadership roles that include managing human service non-profits as well as delivering direct therapeutic services.

He has provided family, group, and individual counseling across a range of clinical settings, applying Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and family-based approaches alongside other appropriate interventions when treating depression, anxiety, trauma, and related crises. His training and experience include crisis intervention methods and trauma-focused treatment, and he has worked with people who have experienced child abuse, domestic violence, and other forms of trauma. These challenges frequently intersect with grief, loss, and complex relationship issues, and he addresses them with attention to those connections.

Parker aims to create a respectful and supportive therapeutic environment where clients can begin the work of healing and growth. He holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - a professional social work license for clinical practice, and he draws on his long experience to tailor interventions to each person's needs.