Mind Over Matters Institute was founded by Mariana Sampaio, LMHC, MSW — a Brazilian therapist who immigrated to the U.S. at 21 and knows firsthand that some feelings only exist in your mother tongue. What began as one clinician's practice grew into a multicultural team providing evidence-based therapy in English, Spanish, and Portuguese — 100% online, across Washington.
What makes us different
- Language is clinical, not cosmetic. Therapy in your first language reaches emotions a second language can't.
- Deep training, not trends. Our team works in the CBT, DBT, and RO-DBT traditions — including specialized treatment for overcontrol, perfectionism, and the high-functioning kind of suffering that hides in plain sight.
- Online by design. No waiting rooms. Secure, HIPAA-compliant video sessions from wherever you are in Washington.
About our founder. Mind Over Matters Institute was founded by Mariana Sampaio, LMHC, MSW — a licensed mental health counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor in Washington State (License No. MHC.LH.60688130), Board Certified TeleMental Health Provider (No. 909), and National Certified Counselor. Mariana is trained in Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) and DBT, alongside CBT+, mindfulness and meditation, and motivational interviewing, and provides services in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.