Meet Briana
Briana Sampson, LMFT, PMH-C — a licensed, trauma-informed therapist in Argyle, Texas, specializing in perinatal mental health and working with women, mothers, and couples in person and online.
- Licensure
- LMFT — Texas #204978, California #108056
- Certification
- Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C)
- Sees clients
- In person in Argyle, TX · Online throughout Texas & California
- Ages
- 16 and over
Briana Sampson, LMFT, PMH-C
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist — Texas (#204978) & California (#108056) · Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor
My name is Briana Sampson and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) in California and Texas and a Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor (PMH-C). I believe it is a gift as a therapist to provide a space for clients to feel safe, supported, and heard. There are experiences in life that challenge us and promote growth. I am grateful to be here alongside the vulnerability of my clients doing this meaningful work.
Reflecting back, I found my interest in the helping profession was sparked before I knew it. Throughout my life I observed a desire to help others and a passion for letting others feel heard and understood. It became clear that my role was to walk beside individuals and assist people in their journey to sit with discomfort, be empowered, and embrace the change they want to see for themselves. What is incredible is the healing I get to witness — what my clients have carried can become lighter, and they get to move through life with clarity and confidence. Life can be hard at times, and you do not need to face these challenges alone.
I value genuineness and authenticity. You are important, and your voice deserves to be heard. Everyone is unique, and no experience is the same. I love working with people and providing a safe space for you to be yourself. I am not here to change you — I am here to work with you to promote the changes you want to see in your life. Healing, growth, and change are possible.
Credentials & Training
Therapy is a field where anyone can call themselves a counselor. Here is exactly what the letters after my name mean, and why each one matters for the work I do.
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
Texas #204978 · California #108056
An LMFT is trained to treat individuals as well as the relationships around them — which matters when anxiety, trauma, or a new baby is reshaping a whole household, not just one person.
Certified Perinatal Mental Health Counselor (PMH-C)
Postpartum Support International certification
The PMH-C is the recognized specialty credential for perinatal mental health. It means the training in pregnancy, postpartum, and reproductive mental health is formal and verified — not simply an area of interest.
EMDR-trained
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
EMDR is one of the most extensively researched treatments for trauma and PTSD. It helps the brain reprocess distressing memories so they lose their grip, without requiring you to talk through every detail.
Gottman Method–informed couples work
Research-based couples therapy
One of the most evidence-backed frameworks for relationships. The Gottman Method maps the patterns and mechanics that drive conflict, and gives couples concrete tools for repair, for friendship, and for the disagreements that never fully resolve.
Who I Work With
Rooted Healing is a specialized practice rather than a general one. These are the concerns I see most often and am trained specifically to treat.
Pregnancy, postpartum, and the transition to parenthood
Postpartum depression and anxiety, intrusive thoughts, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, infertility, and the identity shift that nobody warns you about. This is the heart of the practice and the reason for the PMH-C.
Anxiety, overwhelm, and depression
The racing mind at 2am, the mental load you can't put down, the flatness that makes things you used to enjoy feel like effort — in or outside of the perinatal season.
Trauma and PTSD
Single-incident trauma, medical and birth trauma, and older experiences that still shape how safe your body feels today. Often, though not always, worked through with EMDR.
Couples and relationships
Communication that keeps circling the same argument, disconnection after a baby arrives, resentment over an uneven load, and repair after a rupture.
Women navigating life transitions
Career changes, caregiving, boundaries with family, and the seasons where who you were and who you're becoming don't yet match.
Other therapists
Clinicians carrying their clients' stories need somewhere to put their own. Rooted Healing offers therapy for therapists, with the confidentiality that requires.
How I Work
I do not use one method for everyone. Which approach fits depends on what brought you in, and we decide it together rather than my assigning it to you.
For trauma — including birth trauma and medical trauma — I often use EMDR, which helps the brain reprocess a distressing memory so it stops intruding on the present. For anxiety, worry loops, and the thoughts that keep you up at night, cognitive behavioral therapy gives practical, teachable tools. With couples, I draw on the Gottman Method for the patterns that drive conflict and the repair that follows. Underneath all of it is a person-centered stance — you are the expert on your own life — along with gestalt work, for the moments when what matters is what is happening in the room rather than the story about it. Throughout, I use mindfulness practices to help you notice what your body is doing before it takes over.
What stays constant is the stance: trauma-informed, unhurried, and honest. I will not rush you toward a story you are not ready to tell, and I will not pretend a hard thing is simple. You set the pace; I bring the training and the steadiness.
What Getting Started Looks Like
A free 15-minute phone consultation
No cost and no obligation. You tell me what is going on, I tell you honestly whether I am the right therapist for it, and if I am not, I will point you toward someone who is. Fit matters more than credentials, and it is worth fifteen minutes to check.
Your first session
Mostly getting to know each other: what brought you in, what you would like to be different, and some background. You are always in control of how much you share, and there is no expectation that you arrive with it all figured out.
Ongoing work
Sessions are 50 minutes, and we settle into a rhythm that fits your life. We revisit what you are working toward as we go, so therapy stays useful rather than becoming a standing appointment nobody questions.
Practical details
- Fee
- $175 per 50-minute session, due at the end of each session. Cash, Venmo, and all major credit cards accepted.
- Insurance
- Rooted Healing is out of network, which means more privacy and more control over the course of your care. If you have a PPO plan, we can discuss a superbill you can submit for possible out-of-network reimbursement.
- Where we meet
- In person at 300 FM 407 E, Suite 200, Argyle, TX 76226 — inside TotalCare — or by secure video anywhere in Texas and California.
- Hours
- Monday through Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm.
- Ages served
- Individuals age 16 and over, and couples.
More detail on fees, telehealth, and the Good Faith Estimate is on the FAQ page. If you are still deciding who to see, you may find how to choose a therapist useful.