Shanna Gonzalez, LCSW

Shanna Gonzalez is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 10 years of practice in New York. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Shanna aims to make starting therapy feel doable and straightforward for worried parents and busy adults.

She meets each person where they are and shapes conversations to match real life needs. Sessions often focus on practical steps to reduce anxiety, improve self-esteem, and cope with big life changes. She also addresses trauma, grief, addiction concerns, and issues around intimacy and communication.

Shanna uses a mix of approaches to match what a client needs that week. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-focused work, and client-centered talk are tools she draws on to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. Her style is warm, direct, and respectful while keeping goals clear and simple.

People come to her for a range of worries, including career questions, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and feeling stuck or isolated. She also helps with deeper concerns like abandonment, body image, codependency, and eating-related issues. Conversations focus on practical change that fits daily life.

Shanna encourages small steps that build momentum. She explains options clearly and works with each person to set realistic goals. The aim is steady progress toward better coping, clearer relationships, and more confidence.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Shanna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is practical and can include simple home tasks that help lower anxiety and lift mood. Attachment-Based Therapy is also part of her work and focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and communication. That approach can help with trust, intimacy-related issues, and attachment wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That conversation guides whether more CBT homework, attachment-focused exploration, or client-centered listening is emphasized.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is low or for a quick check-in. Text and chat formats can support ongoing reflection and brief check-ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, parenting, or other commitments.