Sam Bernhofer, LPCC-S

"The pandemic of mental anguish that afflicts our time cannot be properly understood, or healed, if viewed as a private problem suffered by damaged individuals." -Mark Fisher

Hey, I’m Sam! Thanks for looking. My therapeutic process centers on you. I aim to be collaborative, nourishing, challenging, compassionate, non-judgmental, and very human. I believe that we tend to heal better together as a community, not just as isolated individuals. I don’t believe therapy ought to be a stuffy, hypercritical space. As a clinician, I aim to provide language and evidence-based tools to understand and manage your concerns. But as your compassionate collaborator, I aim to give space and understanding through a lens that doesn't make you feel alone.

My educational background is a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Kent State and a Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Cleveland State. I have over a decade of experience helping teens and adults make profound changes to their relationships with partners, family, friends, substances, coworkers, community, and conflict. This journey always begins with their relationship to themselves.

One of my foundational beliefs is that therapy exists to explore, process, and heal what happened to you and who you had to become to survive it. I aim to provide this within a safe, secure, therapeutic relationship. My clients and I explore the science of what's happening within the different branches of their nervous systems and how we can increase its capacity to not just survive but finally live. We also explore the art of the psyche, create new narratives and meanings, and find purpose without judgment.

So, wherever you are on your journey, whether you've been to many therapists before or are just starting out, whether you know all the acronyms and have read all the books or not, I thank you for taking the time to read. You belong.

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