Sam Pinkus, LMSW

Individuals | Couples | Families

Virtual sessions in New York, New Jersey, and California | In-person in Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY

Specialties:

  • Family dynamics and complex systems

  • Trauma

  • Transitions

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Identity

  • Self-worth

  • Real-deal healing

  • She/Her

    • Master of Social Work, University of Michigan (MSW)

    • Advanced training in Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)

    • Extensive experience in family systems, adolescent development, and complex trauma

    • Trauma-Informed CBT

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Systems-based work

    • Relational and attachment-focused therapy

    • Plain old honesty, empathy, and showing up

    • Children

    • Teenagers

    • Young Adults

    • Adults

    • Older Adults

  • I got into this because I’ve seen what happens when people don’t have someone in their corner. I’ve watched too many kids fall through the cracks, and too many families try to hold it all together without a map.

    What keeps me here? The moments when someone realizes they’re not broken—they’ve just been surviving. Watching that shift? That’s everything.

  • I’m not here to waste your time or sugarcoat things. I’m warm, real, and I’ll hold you accountable. I’ll meet you where you’re at, sit with you in the mess, and help you figure out what’s next.

    We’ll laugh, we might swear, we’ll definitely get into the hard stuff—but you’ll never feel alone in it.

  • I can parallel park like a boss and have a life dream of traveling to every continent.

  • “This is a no-judgment zone—just real talk and real support.”

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