Samara Yesovitch holds a Master of Science, Applied, in Couple and Family Therapy from McGill University, a Master of Science in Behavioural Psychology from Florida International University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Relations from Concordia University. She is a member of the Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec (OTSTCFQ), where she also holds a psychotherapist permit.

Samara began her clinical career facilitating group workshops for high school students. Her commitment to working with families led her to Batshaw Youth and Family Services, where she worked as a delegate, and to the Jewish General Hospital, where she completed a couple and family therapy internship with the Family Psychiatry Youth Team. She later served as the Local Wellness Advisor for McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management, supporting students and contributing to wellness initiatives within the faculty.

Today, Samara works with individuals, couples, and families, helping clients better understand the patterns that shape their relationships and emotional lives. Her approach is grounded in family systems and psychodynamic theory and informed by Emotion-Focused Therapy, Schema Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and psychoeducation. She pays particular attention to family dynamics, primary and secondary emotions, and the ways people protect themselves in distress.

Samara approaches therapy with the understanding that problems rarely belong to one person. She helps clients move away from blame and toward a fuller understanding of the relational system, creating space for each person’s experience while identifying patterns that may be keeping individuals, couples, or families stuck.

Clients appreciate Samara’s warmth, perceptiveness, spontaneity, authenticity, and enthusiasm. She has a particular talent for building strong therapeutic alliances in high-tension situations and creating an environment in which difficult conversations can happen with honesty, curiosity, and care.