Therapist in Upper Arlington, Ohio Samantha Bartosik, Therapist

Samantha Bartosik is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in Ohio who has been practicing since 2017. Samantha earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Illinois in Chicago Jane Addams College of Social Work. She has completed her licensure in both Illinois and Ohio. Samantha utilizes a Psychosocial/Holistic approach to work with youth and their families. She focuses on building patients’ confidence by emphasizing their strengths, which she has found to be an effective method for clients to reach their full potential. By incorporating warmth, sensitivity and humor into her approach, Samantha is able to establish a foundation of trust with clients, which allows them to work together to meet their desired goals. Samantha is passionate about helping children and adolescents with behavioral issues, anxiety, and depression. Her extensive previous experience consists of working with youth in a variety of settings, including inpatient, day-treatment, group, and outpatient. Prior to starting her career as a Social Worker, Samantha was a preschool teacher and has spent nearly 15 years mentoring children of all backgrounds. Samantha views clients through a strengths-based perspective, believing clients present to services holding a number of unique skills and solutions to their problems. Samantha believes it is her duty to build an environment and relationship in which the client feels comfortable to work on their individualized goals. Samantha enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends. She also enjoys anything that is crafty and loves spending time outdoors.