Hello! I’m Dr. Samuels.

Amber M. Samuels, PhD, LPC (DC), NCC, CCC is an award-winning clinician, researcher, and educator based in the DMV. Dr. Samuels is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the District of Columbia, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a Certified Career Counselor™ (CCC), and an MBTI® Certified Practitioner. She is also EMDR trained and completed her training at The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy.

Dr. Samuels holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling from The George Washington University, a Master of Science degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Radford University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Randolph-Macon College.

She is currently an Assistant Professor of Counseling at Hood College. Prior to Hood, she served as the Assistant Director of Training of the Community Counseling Services Center (CCSC), Staff Clinical Supervisor, and Professional Lecturer in Counseling at The George Washington University. She is a Forbes Health Advisor and has been fortunate to share her expertise in prominent media outlets such as Forbes, the Associated Press, SELF Magazine, and Therapist.com, where she advocates for mental health stigma reduction and promotes mental health literacy by translating mental health concepts into accessible information.

Dr. Samuels has presented her research at national, regional, and state conferences and aims to train professional counselors who are culturally responsive, socially consicous, and compassionate.