psychotherapy+ Ketamine STUDIO
Equal Parts Science & Soul
Our
PHILOSOPHY
Higher Ground's philosophy is simple: sustainable healing happens when we address both the psychological patterns and the physiological systems that keep us stuck. Our work is deeply informed by evidence-based and evidence-supported modalities:
Attachment-Based & Relational Therapy
How early relationships shape emotion, trust, and patterns of connection.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Understanding recurring emotional themes and patterns that influence behavior and relationships.
Cognitive & Behavioral Therapies (CBT, DBT)
Practical tools for shifting thought patterns, emotional responses, and behavior.
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
Gold-standard treatment for OCD and anxiety that disrupts fear, avoidance, and compulsive cycles.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) & Family Systems
Relational approaches that help couples and families shift entrenched dynamics and restore connection.
Trauma-Focused & Somatic Work
Addressing how trauma lives in the nervous system and body, not just in thought or memory.
Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
A biologically informed intervention supporting neuroplasticity and deeper therapeutic work in depression, trauma, and addiction.
Clinical Excellence With Depth & Ease
Our
Approach
We don't do one-size-fits-all therapy. Our approach blends evidence-based treatment with the time, space, and attention required for real transformation. You'll experience:
Time + Space
Our intensives and private sessions give you uninterrupted focus. No 50-minute sessions where you're just getting started. Real time to go deep.
Relational Continuity
You work directly with Samantha or a senior clinician, not rotating through providers or getting handed off mid-treatment.
Privacy & Discretion
Our clients include high-profile individuals, executives, and families who require absolute confidentiality. We protect your privacy as rigorously as clinical outcomes.
Uncompromising Clinical Foundation
Behind the thoughtful design is advanced training in trauma, attachment, and psychedelic-assisted therapy with evidence-based modalities tailored to your specific needs and coordination across your full care team.
For the Chronically Over-Functioning
Our
PURPOSE
Over the past decade, Samantha has built and accredited detox, residential, and intensive outpatient programs across the country. She's guided teams of clinicians and healthcare leaders toward integrity, quality, and outcomes that actually last. Through that work, she saw a pattern that traditional therapy keeps missing.
This is why Sam founded Higher Ground.
This practice doesn't provide surface-level coping strategies. Sam and her team help clients face what they've been avoiding and understand the deeper patterns driving their disconnection.
Higher Ground Clients are often:
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High-achievers who've relied on perfectionism to survive
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Partners and parents who've prioritized everyone else for so long that they've lost themselves
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Leaders who've learned to function through emotional shutdown
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People who've tried therapy but found it too soft, too slow, or too superficial
Samantha's approach is grounded, direct, and relationship-driven. She doesn't do performative care or surface-level solutions. Known for her clarity, humor, and ability to help clients face hard truths with compassion, she balances accountability with warmth and clinical precision with real human connection.
Our
SERVICES
We have offices in Woodbury and New Haven, Connecticut. We serve individuals, couples, and families across Connecticut, the Shoreline region, and New York City. Intensives and retreats are available at both locations and can be customized for out-of-state clients.
