Dr. Cindy Stewart-Sampson , LCSW

Dr. Cindy Stewart-Sampson, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a broad base of practice across school, community, and clinical settings. She has served learners from preschool through adult education and has taught part-time in college and adult education courses covering sociology, social work, human services, ethics and cultural diversity, stress management, and assertiveness training. Her work has included preparing home studies for international adoptions, conducting home health social work, providing outpatient mental health counseling, and supporting psychiatric inpatient services. She has also served as a consultant on disability qualification matters in Indiana.

Her clinical experience includes preparing psychosocial evaluations for students referred to special education, and offering dropout and suicide prevention training within school systems. She has worked with foster care students and families, and supports caregivers and parents facing complex special needs challenges. Personal experience as a bereaved mother and as a parent of a child with a chromosome disorder has shaped her focus on grief awareness and the realities of special needs parenting.

Rooted in a guiding Christian faith that she does not impose on others, she emphasizes compassion, practical support, and strengthening family and relational bonds. She believes in the principle Each One Reach One and values small, meaningful steps toward a more purposeful life. She also embraces the comfort pets can bring - her Yorkie named Hope became an important companion after her loss and reflects her belief in hope as part of healing.