Samantha Bender, LCSW-S is a Texas-based therapist at Octave. She has nearly a decade of experience in therapy. Sam specializes in treating ADHD, Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Life Transitions, Panic, Personality Disorders, Sleep, Stress, Substance Use, and Women's Issues. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solutions-Focused Therapy, and a DBT-informed approach to help clients learn coping skills, improve their relationships with others and themselves, and increase the positive in their lives while decreasing the symptoms that brought them to therapy.
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