Samantha Forbes
“Supporting you in making significant, positive changes in your life and your relationships
There's nothing you can't overcome
There’s nothing we can’t work through”
— Sam Forbes
Samantha currently has a waiting list for new clients
General Information
Social Worker, Counsellor, Relationship & Family Therapist
Days: T, W, Th, F
Cost: $250 (No Medicare)
Adult individuals
Older teen individuals
Couples & Relationships
Poly families, Poly relationships
Families
Queer identities
Clinical Supervision
Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, PTSD, cPTSD, Diversity, Social Justice, Couples, Diverse Relationships; poly, open, kink and BDSM, Diversity, Social Justice
Style of Therapy
Empathic + Supportive, Non- judgmental, Challenging, Trauma Informed, Relational, Sex positive
Modalities: Systemic Relationship Counselling, Feminist Therapy, Humanistic, Supportive, Gottman
Sam is passionate about her work and has been practicing as a counsellor for over 25 years. She has a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Social Work and has a constant focus on Social Justice and Feminist theory.
Sam has expertise in trauma and family violence and believes strongly there is nothing that cannot be overcome or worked through. She wants to help you figure out how to do this.
She works with individuals as well as couples & relationships and is our resident expert with poly, kink and non-traditional relationships.
Things You & Sam Might Address:
Relationship breakups
Self image, Self esteem
Finding purpose during life transitions
Personal identity shifts during loss of relationships
Difficult relationships at work or family dysfunction
Past family violence
Past childhood sexual abuse
Coming out to (or inviting in) family, friends or work
Exploring gender and identity
Coming out Non binary or Transgender
Working with partners of transgender folks
Addressing race discrimination & abuses of power
Exploring privilege and discrimination
Poly relationship counselling
Couples counselling
Social Worker, Counsellor, Relationship Counsellor
Sam is a social worker and relationship therapist and wants to help you build a better life. She works from a feminist perspective helping you explore how life experiences are contributing to being stuck. We can’t always change our circumstances but we can figure out how to relate to them more positively.
Sam’s a diversity warrior addressing issues of discrimination, abuses of power, social justice and human rights . If you are experiencing difficult memories or symptoms of family violence, domestic violence, or childhood abuse she has expertise in this area and ready to work with you where ever you are in the healing process.
She is excellent at creating space for diversity in Queer, Gender Diverse Folks & Poly and Other Non-traditional Relationships.
Let her know what the issue is. She has over 25 years of experience and can help you get the confidence to make change happen.
What Sam’s About
Sam is the primary provider at Samantha Forbes Counselling. She believes in actively promoting social justice in our global community while supporting individuals in their personal struggles.
When she’s not busy saving relationships, saving animals, or saving our planet, Sam is working with the power of Music and Dance, using these to connect oppressed communities with each other or with those that can help. She once led a dance routine of (mostly) straight co-workers down Oxford street in the Mardi Gras parade. You can imagine how difficult it was to keep straight people on the beat. She didn’t miss a beat and kept the party going despite all the left feet. During Gay Pride she wears T-shirts to work stating queer alliance just to see if she can start interesting conversations with straight people or queer allies.
You can find her dog-walking near her home in Sydney. Probably listening to the city sounds or chatting with friends. Her dog is bigger than she is. I once heard a passerby ask if it was a pony.
Credentials
BS in Social Work
Additional credentials to be listed soon……
