About Me

Welcome to Petal Path Counseling!

Hi, I’m Dr. Samantha (Sam) Minski.

I’m a clinical psychologist dedicated to helping women navigate the unique pressures, transitions, and expectations that come with being a woman today - whether that’s the demands of a high-stakes career, the transition into motherhood, or simply the exhausting work of holding everything together for everyone else.

I started my practice because I kept seeing the same pattern: capable, high-achieving women who were used to being the ones others relied on, quietly struggling without a space of their own to ask for help or just be honest about how hard things had become. My goal is to create that space - one where you don’t have to perform, where your specific experience is understood, and where real, practical change is possible.

Within this work, two areas in particular have become central to my practice:

Supporting Those Who Care for Others

My connection to medicine runs deeper than a job. I completed my postdoctoral fellowship in Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts, which immersed me early on in the culture, pace, and pressures of medical settings. That foundation carries into my current work at Reliant Medical Group and Atrius Health, where I provide support directly to physicians, nurses and other medical providers. This gives me firsthand insight into burnout, moral injury, the emotional weight of caregiving, and the culture of always needing to have it together. If you’re in a demanding caring profession, you won’t need to explain the basics - I already know the world you’re operating in.

Perinatal Mental Health

My interest in this work became personal after I became a mother myself. Even with clinical training and a strong support system, I was still caught off guard by how intense and isolating the postpartum period could feel. It deepened my commitment to making sure other women didn’t have to navigate that alone. I went on to pursue certification in Perinatal Mental Health from Postpartum Support International, gaining advanced training in supporting women through pregnancy and the (often years-long) postpartum period. This includes postpartum depression, anxiety and OCD.

I’ve supported postpartum women through both individual and group therapy. I understand that this period can be far more complicated than it’s often made out to be, and I provide evidenced-based compassionate care for whatever you are experiencing. Whether that’s intrusive thoughts, identity shifts, anxiety, or a version of motherhood that doesn’t match what you expected.