Samantha Urioste LCSW, LADAC

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. I graduated with my Bachelor of Social Work in 2018 and my Master of Clinical Social Work in 2020 from New Mexico Highlands University. I began learning the field of social work and addictions through clinical supervision, conducting individual sessions, facilitating IOP (Intensive Outpatient Program) groups, facilitating MRT (Moral Reconation Therapy) groups, becoming Matrix Model and MRT Certified, and supporting Women’s Recovery Groups.

After three years in the field of addiction, my path led me to working in the mental health field in 2022. I have been supporting clients in mental health for the last three and a half years, integrating my experience in addictions with trauma-informed care and evidence-based therapies. I support individuals in both addictions and mental health through my professional experience and development.

In 2024, I obtained certification specializing in DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) interventions, allowing me to support distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and helping individuals engage in healthier, adaptive behaviors. In 2025, I further expanded my expertise by earning Complex Trauma certifications, enabling me to provide targeted support for individuals processing significant trauma and its lasting effects.

I hope to support my community of Las Vegas, New Mexico, where I was born and raised, and others around the state through Telehealth services. I have experience working with young children, adolescents, and adults (ages 6–65+), offering direct support one-to-one and through family sessions.

My personal life journey led me to the path of wanting to help guide and support others on theirs. As your therapist, I will recognize your unique individual experience, support you in creating goals and objectives to best meet your needs, establish a comfortable and positive therapeutic alliance, guide you to recognize your strengths, help you focus on what you can control, address thinking patterns, allow space for feeling and healing, and more, all while you continue to grow on your mental health and/or sobriety journey.

Approved Supervisor – New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners

I am an approved clinical supervisor through the New Mexico Board of Social Work Examiners and offer supervision to Licensed Master Social Workers (LMSWs) working toward their clinical licensure (LCSW). Over the past five years, I’ve supported clients in navigating addiction, grief and loss, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, maladaptive behaviors, life transitions, and self-awareness work.

My clinical approach is rooted in trauma-informed care, with a strong foundation in narrative therapy and trauma processing through storytelling. I also incorporate cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive processing therapy, mindfulness, and individualized, strengths-based interventions tailored to each client’s needs.

I bring direct experience in meeting individuals through telehealth and community-based, making it a comfortable and safe space where clients and supervisees feel supported, heard, and empowered to grow. I strive to create a reflective, supportive, and growth-oriented space for supervisees to develop confidence, clinical judgment, and a deepened understanding of ethical and client-centered care.

Therapeutic goals will be assessed collaboratively and tailored to fit each supervisee’s developmental stage and experience level.

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