Anastacia Sams, MA, LPC, LMFT
Hi, I'm Anastacia!
**Not Currently Accepting New Clients**
As the owner and founder of HealingWorks, I believe we are designed for connection. However, our western society often neglects the importance of the collective. I am a firm believer that loving yourself allows you to love others more fully. Allowing yourself to be seen by others, in safe and loving community, is to allow yourself to walk in abundance.
There is strength, beauty, and resiliency in black love. I am passionate about helping couples love each other in ways that are healing and that break those intergenerational patterns that don’t serve them while strengthening the ones that do. I want to help you and your partner create a long-lasting love that lends itself to joy, laughter, connection, and deeper intimacy.
ON BEING A THERAPIST
Growing up as a Black American woman, I often felt unseen. I later realized that feeling unseen was directly related to how much I found myself in white spaces where I was perceived to be “lesser than”. Pretty soon, I internalized that feeling, which manifested as a lack of self-confidence and an inability to honor my worth and my voice. Finding healing through allowing myself to be seen fully and without judgment, by myself and others, has been essential to my well-being. I am passionate about helping you to heal, increase self-confidence, and find (and use) your voice while embracing your authentic self.
As a licensed therapist, a life coach, and a relationship expert, I believe that unlocking your authentic self helps to facilitate loving connection, healing, and joy, allowing you to thrive in abundance.
CLINICAL EXPERTISE
- Relationship Consulting for Couples Internationally
- Couples Counseling
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Healing Racial Trauma/Navigating Racial Stress
- Healing Intergenerational Patterns
- Communication
- Premarital Counseling
- Life Coaching
I am Anastacia Sams M.A., LPC, LMFT, owner and founder of HealingWorks. I am a licensed therapist who specializes in marriage and family therapy, working with couples and individuals. I graduated from the University of Colorado, Denver with my Masters degree in Couple’s and Family therapy and received my Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida in Psychology. I am a Florida native and currently live in the beautiful city of Chicago. In my free time, you can catch me on the tennis courts soaking up the summer in Chicago, curling up with a good book and a pot of tea, traveling, and spending quality time with my loved ones