{"id":63,"date":"2026-09-03T17:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2026-10-25T17:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T17:49:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/?page_id=63","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"63\" class=\"elementor elementor-63\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec9d630 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2ec9d630\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496edb39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"496edb39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3353e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3353e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d3c373 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"21d3c373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2153865 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2153865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Samantha Giglio, LPC, LMHC<br><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da25c77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da25c77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She\/Her<\/p><p>My Qualifications:<\/p><ul><li>Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch University, CUNY<\/li><li>Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Anthropology from Saint Michael&#8217;s College<\/li><li>Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania<\/li><li>Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State<\/li><li>Trained in Echotherapy<\/li><li>Trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)<\/li><li>Experience in grief, neurodivergence, adolescents, adults, people-pleasing, anxiety, and more.<\/li><li>10+ years as a licensed mental health clinician, and learning more every day!<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>My approach to therapy is warm, compassionate, and relational. It&#8217;s a huge honor to walk alongside my clients, holding their stories, their worries and fears, and celebrating their successes &#8211; big and small. I&#8217;m passionate about helping people live their happiest, healthiest lives through processing emotions, recognizing and breaking detrimental patterns, setting healthy boundaries, creating self-care rituals, developing emotional regulation skills, and more. My therapeutic process is tailored to each client\u2014together we&#8217;ll figure out what works best for you!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fcae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fcae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My personal experiences with therapy began in college when I started struggling with schoolwork and mental health. This led to my ADHD diagnosis, after which things really started to &#8220;click&#8221; for me! I enjoy working with people from all parts of the neurodivergent spectrum. Much of my career has been spent working as a mental health clinician in public schools, specifically with middle schoolers. I&#8217;m also passionate about working with educatorys and helping them avoid burnout.<\/p><p>As for ecotherapy, I&#8217;ve always loved nature and found peace outdoors. I utilized nature-based practices in therapy before I knew the name for what I was doing. I trained with Philadelphia Ecotherapy, which helped me realize my dream of working as a therapist while also working outside!<\/p><p>Loves: my sweet dog Birdie, reading, museums, antiques (especially Victorian jewelry), crafting, traveling, laughing with friends, Philadelphia (Go Birds), and of course &#8212; being outside in nature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f47d64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f47d64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209d61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"209d61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_7299-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large 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Research shows that spending time in nature is correlated with decreased stress, improved mood and focus, and even lowered risk of chronic disease.\u00a0<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Pairing nature with therapy with a trained professional, ecotherapy brings nature into the therapy space, with client, therapist, and nature all working together to facilitate healing and emotional wellbeing for the client.\u00a0Prioritizing this intentional time healing outdoors often leads to a greater appreciation for the beauty of nature around us and the interconnectedness of all things, which in turn can be a stabilizing and grounding force in our busy lives.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">For thousands of years, the Lenape have lived on and cared for Lenapehoking, a large area of land which encompasses what we now call Philadelphia. Much of Lenape belief and teaching focuses around respect for and the commonality of all living things. With that in mind, we acknowledge the importance of caring for the land and all of its inhabitants with the utmost respect and reverence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc50d90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dc50d90\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459095c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"459095c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Free Consultations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312f1318 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"312f1318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use the link below to sign up for a complimentary 15 minute consultation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3913940f elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3913940f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfSfT4IDXAr9WtLY84d2AVRXrKvv4yuow6TPEHvsFygfk2CzQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Me Samantha Giglio, LPC, LMHC She\/Her My Qualifications: Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Baruch University, CUNY Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Anthropology from Saint Michael&#8217;s College Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State Trained in Echotherapy Trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Experience in grief, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":112,"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":386,"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rewildtherapy.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}