Relationship focused, queer affirming, and trauma informed therapy for adults and emerging adults.
Hi, I’m Sam Sarvet, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Northampton, MA.
I offer in-person psychotherapy in Northampton and online therapy throughout Massachusetts.
I work with individuals who long to feel deeply seen and understood. You may be someone who isn’t sure how to ask for what you need from other people, struggles to set boundaries, or finds it hard to feel truly close to others. I specialize in working with emerging adults (18+) and adults of all ages navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, and feeling stuck. I frequently work with LGBTQIA+ individuals, people who have experienced childhood trauma, neurodiverse people, and caregivers.
My approach to therapy is attachment-based, trauma-informed, and relationship oriented. Together, we will explore your patterns of connection — with yourself and others — and work toward more grounded, trusting, and nourishing relationships in your life.
Individual therapy is a powerful tool for understanding yourself more deeply, building security in your relationships, and living more aligned with your authentic self. When you’re ready, I’d love to connect — reach out here to schedule a free consultation.
My Approach
Relational
Being human means being connected to others. While relationships can be sites of harm, they can also be the foundation for immense healing. Building resilient, loving, interdependent relationships takes time, practice, and compassion. Together, we will pay close attention to your relationship with yourself and others to develop the tools you need for fulfilling and meaningful connections.
Creative & Collaborative
My approach to healing and therapy is creative and collaborative. Before becoming a therapist, I studied painting. Creativity and art-making are interwoven with my daily life. It’s not only healing and regulating for me, it deeply informs the work I do as a therapist. Like art-making, I see the process of healing and knowing oneself as a non-linear, generative, and a collaborative process.
LGBTQIA+ Affirming
I love working with queer individuals and parents or family members of LGBTQIA+ people. Whether you are questioning your identity, navigating the complexities of coming out, unpacking discrimination due to who you are, or simply seeking support in all aspects of your life or relationships as a queer person, psychotherapy can offer a crucial space in which to emerge into who you are.
Letters for Gender Affirming Care
I am committed to free access for all people who seek gender-affirming health care. I offer free, one-time assessments for the purpose of writing you a letter in support of receiving gender-affirming medical procedures or care. See G.A.L.A.P. for more info.
Socially Responsive
Oppression and systemic trauma play out on our bodies, in our relationships, and in our lives in different and uneven ways. Attending to these wounds is necessary for healing. I am committed to working through an anti-oppression lens. This means that I am looking at the ways racism, transphobia, homophobia, colonization, ableism, and more, have on all of our personal and collective wellbeing.
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