Dr. Cindy Stewart-Sampson

Dr. Cindy Stewart-Sampson holds a Ph.D. and is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida. She approaches an initial contact as a first step toward helping people cope with life and pursue their goals more effectively.

She has worked as a school social worker since 1985, serving learners from pre-kindergarten through adult education. In addition to her school role, she taught college and adult education on a part-time basis in subjects such as sociology, social work, human services, ethics and cultural diversity, stress management, and assertiveness training.

Her professional experience includes preparing home studies for international adoptions, providing social work in home health care settings, outpatient mental health counseling, psychiatric inpatient social work, and consulting on disability qualifications in the state of Indiana. She also has extensive experience preparing psycho-social evaluations for special education services and has delivered dropout and suicide prevention training within school systems.

Guided by her Christian faith while respecting the beliefs of others, Dr. Stewart-Sampson is particularly effective in bereavement counseling and grief awareness, drawing on her personal experience as the bereaved mother of two children and her work speaking and writing about grief. She is also familiar with the complexities of parenting a child with special needs, having supported a daughter with a chromosome disorder, and has worked with students with a range of exceptionalities and with foster care students throughout her 35 years as a school social worker.

Based in Florida, she combines a philosophy of “Each One Reach One” with a practical belief that life can become more meaningful despite hardships. She values pet therapy and cares for an impulsive Yorkie named Hope, given to her after the loss of her daughter. In addition to her long career in school social work, Dr. Stewart-Sampson has 4 years of experience providing therapy services and seeks to offer hope and practical support to those she works with.