About Adriana
Adriana Samano greets people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or uncertain about their next steps. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 14 years of professional experience.
Background and approach
Adriana speaks English and Spanish and aims to make the first steps easier when someone seeks help. Adriana focuses on common struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and shifting life circumstances.
She helps people sort through relationship tensions and communication problems, and supports those coping with workplace strain or changes at home. Her work also addresses attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and issues such as guilt, shame, and infidelity.
In sessions she creates an open space where clients can speak honestly about their feelings. Conversations are direct and practical, with attention to everyday patterns that keep problems going.
She encourages small, achievable steps so change feels manageable rather than overwhelming. Adriana draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work.
She collaborates with each person to set goals and find approaches that fit daily life and values. For people navigating pregnancy, postpartum challenges, or mood regulation concerns like Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, she offers steady support and practical strategies.
Beginning therapy with Adriana starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session. She communicates clearly about session formats and next steps so people can focus on making progress once they begin.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Adriana uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize clear communication and practical change. One common approach focuses on identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and low mood, then trying small behavior changes to test new ways of coping. This helps with stress, depression, and daily motivation issues. Another approach concentrates on relationship and attachment patterns by looking at how people send and receive signals in close relationships and practicing different responses to improve connection and reduce conflict. This is useful for communication problems, infidelity concerns, and blended family dynamics.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Adriana collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. She adjusts the plan as progress unfolds so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people read facial expressions and have deeper conversations, phone calls can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging offers brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare, or busy schedules while keeping focus on practical change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish