Samantheo Marcellus, LCMHC

Samantheo Marcellus is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina, with more than 15 years of experience working across mental health and higher education settings. As an LCMHC, she holds a professional credential that identifies her as a licensed clinical mental health counselor qualified to provide therapeutic care. Her background includes academic, personal, and career counseling, and she has experience addressing concerns such as depression, stress and anxiety, self-esteem and body image, parenting challenges, relationship difficulties, and related issues.

Her counseling approach is warm, genuine, and interactive. She emphasizes building a trusting therapeutic relationship grounded in empathy and nonjudgmental support. In sessions she helps clients explore how certain thoughts and beliefs can lead to painful feelings and unhelpful behaviors, then collaborates with them to identify and apply solutions that already exist in their lives to address current challenges.

Samantheo values treating each person with dignity, respect, and compassion while tailoring methods to the individual client. She draws on a range of client-centered therapeutic approaches to address the whole person and supports clients as they work toward their personal goals and potential.

Seeking a more fulfilling life often takes courage, and Samantheo frames that first step as an opportunity for growth. She offers supportive guidance and practical collaboration for people who are ready to explore change and pursue greater well-being.