Samantha F.

Samantha Franklin, MS, AMFT, currently serves as a Pediatric & Adolescent Associate Psychotherapist at Western Youth Services, providing specialized mental health services under licensed supervision. Additionally, Samantha works as an Associate Psychotherapist at Karma Doctors & Associates, offering adjunctive psychotherapy to patients undergoing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy and administering neurofeedback. Samantha co-founded Black Yeti Beverage, known for its innovative cocktail, Grisly’s Cosmic Black, designed to bring joy and fun to healing. Previous roles include Chief Brand Officer and Research Director at Karma Doctors & Associates, Chief Brand Officer and Neuromodulation Director at Mind & Body Treatment and Research Institute, and contributions as a research intern at Clinical Innovations Inc./CITRIALS Lab. Samantha also volunteered extensively at Riverside Community Hospital and was a founding member and bass guitarist of the all-girl indie punk band The Holograms. Samantha earned a Master’s degree from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, Riverside.