Samuel Sanabria is a professor of clinical mental health counseling at Rollins College. He earned his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Florida with a specialty in the development of moral and prejudicial attitudes towards sexual minorities. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and an AASECT Certified Sex Therapist.
Samuel’s current interest is in advancing therapeutic outcomes by integrating neurobiology and evolutionary sciences with existing models of culturally sensitive mental health therapy.
Samuel has over 15-years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families on issues regarding sexuality, gender, and identity development. He is also an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Mental Health Counselor Association (AMHCA), American Counseling Association (ACA), and The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT).
Samuel is involved in several community advocacy groups, including Equality Florida and Planned Parenthood. He provided crisis counseling and support for survivors of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting. For more on his work with the Orlando shooting survivors visit: https://ct.counseling.org/2016/07/counselor-addresses-self-care-guilt-wake-orlando-shooting/