Therapist in Piscataway, New Jersey Samantha Troast, Therapist
Gender Identity: Female (She/Her)
Ages Served: 15-74
Appointments: In-office and Online
Manages Medications: No, provides therapy only
Accepts Insurance: Yes - View accepted plans
Samantha Troast, LCSW
Specializes In:
Samantha Troast helps teens, adults, and older adults across New Jersey navigate emotional challenges, strengthen relationships, and build skills for lasting change. At LifeStance Health, she provides a supportive, structured therapy experience for individuals and couples throughout NJ, helping clients better understand their thoughts, emotions, and patterns so they can move forward with confidence and clarity. Samantha is especially passionate about working with anxiety, ADHD, and couples concerns. She supports clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of worry or self-doubt, or disconnected in their relationships. Her work often focuses on improving emotional regulation, communication, and follow-through, helping teens and adults develop practical strategies to manage stress, improve focus, and create healthier relationship dynamics. Samantha approaches these concerns with both compassion and clinical precision, tailoring care to each client’s goals and life circumstances. Her therapeutic approach integrates evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). These methods help clients build insight, develop coping skills, and take meaningful action aligned with their values. In addition to her primary areas of focus, Samantha offers support for depression, grief, trauma-related concerns, and additional mental health needs. Samantha treats teens ages 15–17, adults, and seniors, and offers both individual therapy and couples therapy. She strives to create a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where clients feel heard, respected, and empowered throughout the therapeutic process. Outside of therapy, Samantha is passionate about overall wellness and enjoys spending time at the gym and being outdoors. She loves long walks, beach days in the summer, and experimenting in the kitchen, especially her weekly “Soup Sunday” tradition and baking sourdough bread. When she’s not reading, she admits she can happily unwind with Bravo reality shows.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 15-74
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Career & work issues
- Panic attacks
- Sexual trauma
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Marital stress or divorce
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Parenting
- Patterns affecting behavior, emotions and relationships
- Personality disorders
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Social skills & communication
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- SVCMC US Family Health Plan
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
- World Trade Center (HealthSmart)
Languages
- English
Education
-
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
-
Rutgers University, New Brunswick
FAQs
Please use our online form to schedule an appointment with Samantha Troast. You can also call 862-436-4996 to have someone assist you.
Samantha Troast generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 862-436-4996 to find out Samantha Troast's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Samantha Troast:
- Aetna
- Allied Trades Assistance Program
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Devoted Health Plan
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- SVCMC US Family Health Plan
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
- Tricare East (Humana Military)
- World Trade Center (HealthSmart)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 862-436-4996 to see how we can help.
Samantha Troast is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Samantha Troast works at:
Yes, Samantha Troast does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Samantha Troast is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: