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About

Samantha Skirka, LCSW

 

 

 

My name is Samantha, and I am Clinical Social Worker licensed to practice in Maine, Florida, Delaware, Virginia. 

I am also a Licensed Social Worker in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.​

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I am a mother, sister, daughter, niece, friend, partner, colleague, etc., and I understand the pressure that we all, as humans, are under in our lives.

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As if being a human is not hard enough, we also have all of these expectations, pressures, and judgments forced on us by those in our lives, by society, and even by strangers posting online. WHAAAAAAT!

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I aim each day to become a better version of myself and I aim to help my clients to do the same.

 

I have a passion for working in partnership with my clients to help them achieve healing, self-awareness, and personal goals.

Specifically, I enjoy working with other moms who find themselves in an array of situations such as being a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, a single mom, going through relationship issues/divorce, experiencing postpartum depression or anxiety, etc.

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I have experience working with clients of all ages from adolescence to elderly, all genders, varying nationalities, etc.

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I have worked with an array of clients from various cultures and embrace any and all differences amongst my clients, as I believe that therapy is a process of learning and growing together.

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I love to learn from my clients and to take a piece of them with me into my life and my practice.

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I believe in the power of therapy and have seen clients make amazing progress in their journeys, which brings such meaning to my work and to my life.

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At this time, I am offering Telehealth services only for Maine, Florida, Delaware, & Virginia. 

I am offering in person and telehealth services for New Jersey.

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If you are interested in discussing what your therapy journey could look like with me, please visit the Contact page and reach out!

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Education

Masters in Social Work: Rutgers University, New Brunswick. 2014. Summa Cum Lade.

Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy: Gwynedd Mercy College. 2012. Summa Cum Lade.

Bachelors of Science in Human Services: Gwynedd Mercy College. 2012. Summa Cum Lade.

Honors

Phi Alpha Honor Society (National Social Work Honor Society)

Sigma Phi Sigma Honor Society (National Mercy Honor Society)

Tau Upsilon Alpha Honor Society (National Human Service Honor Society)

Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society (National Sociology Honor Society)

Qualifications

2023 - Present

Private Practice clinician providing telehealth services.

2021 - Present

Crisis clinician covering 20+ public school providing both crisis counseling and brief clinical services to students elementary-high school ages.

2019-2021

Case Manager for a NJ Medicaid managed care organization. Provided in-person and telephonic assessments, coordination of care, case management, etc., to members State-wide. Also served as the member/family contact person for Autism specific services including ABA, DIRFloortime, etc.

2016-2019

Director of Social Services for an Adult Medical Daycare providing in person assessments, assistance with documentation and applications, emotional support, etc.

2008-2020

Worked full/part time for a small private medical practice providing direct patient care.

Special Trainings

Comprehensive Perinatal Doula Training Upcoming May 2025

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Tuning Fork Training and Certification Upcoming May 2025

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Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy Trained February 2025

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Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Components of Care Trained February 2025​

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Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Trained 2024

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ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification Course (In Progress)

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Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) Intensive Training Course (Pending)

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Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy Professional (C-DBT) Training (Pending)

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The Body Keeps the Score-Trauma Healing Through the Senses with Bessel van der Kolk, MD (Pending)

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2-Day Intensive Training: Mindfulness Certification Course (Pending)

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EMDR Interventions for Recent Trauma Recovery with Dr. Laurel Parnell (Pending)

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EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma (Pending)

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2-Day: Advanced CBT Training: Evidence-Based Interventions for Chronic Anxiety, OCD, Depression, Trauma and PTSD (Pending)

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