Samantha joins GE Family Services as a Clinician to work with children, teens, adults, and families dealing with trauma, abuse & neglect, identity issues, anxiety, depression, negative & distortive thinking, and neurodivergence. She provides in person services in Anchorage and telehealth services throughout Alaska.

Hello there! I’m Samantha Emerson, a devoted educator, case manager, and mental health professional that is committed to providing knowledge, support, and services for all, as they work to navigate through life while experiencing individual exceptionalities and adversity. I have spent the past decade working as a teacher from early childhood through the high school level, with emphasis on students with significant behavioral, learning, and mental health concerns. I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I’m equipped with a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree in Special Education, with a focus on attention-based, autism spectrum, childhood trauma, and behavioral disorders.

I was born and raised in Florida and was fortunate enough to spend many summers in Alaska, alongside my parents and younger siblings. I moved to Anchorage after high school, and worked as a campaign organizer, youth mentor, and college level tutor before pursuing education as a profession. Through my undergraduate years, I studied history, philosophy, and political science, with a focus on twentieth century genocide.  I also spent time road tripping around the U.S. and backpacking through Asia. My mother is from South Korea, and experienced traumatic abuse and neglect throughout her childhood.  This intergenerational trauma had significant impacts on my own development, relationships, professional aspirations, and healing. My family and I have fiercely advocated for her through many instances of clinically depressive episodes and crises to navigate the challenge of finding adequate resources to support her. I have worked through my own struggles to find strengths-based solutions that have brought me peace and enabled me to facilitate the same for others.

Through my time as a professional educator, mentor, and advocate, I have worked with individuals and families experiencing trauma, abuse & neglect, grief, identity issues, anxiety, depression, negative & distortive thinking, and emotional dysregulation, among many other challenging concerns. In working with clients, my goal will always be to meet you wherever you are while providing a comfortable, enjoyable, engaging, and supportive environment to work together towards self-actualization for the life that you want and deserve.  

I have always been enthusiastic about teaching and learning and have found that the skills developed as an educator provide indispensable applications to clients in the field of mental health counseling. Expertise in relationship-building, communication, collaboration, observation, analysis, intervention, and instruction, have primed me to excel in servicing uniquely individual mental health needs. I am passionate about working with youth, adults and families, with particular expertise in designing and providing intervention for school-aged children. I am so grateful that you have the time to learn more about me, and I am whole-heartedly looking forward to hearing your story and working together towards understanding, self-healing, and empowerment.