Shoshanna Joss, LCSW

Shoshanna Joss uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people handle life’s stresses and painful transitions. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New Jersey with six years of clinical experience. Shoshanna focuses on clear goals and real skills clients can use between sessions.

Her work often addresses anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She also helps people manage anger, parenting challenges, caregiver stress, and career-related concerns. People bring many kinds of loss and change, and she centers the immediate problems clients want to solve.

Shoshanna draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s needs and mindfulness practices to teach calming exercises. Motivational interviewing techniques help people find personal reasons to change.

She has experience working with issues tied to trauma and abuse and incorporates trauma-focused ideas when they fit a person’s story. Additional focus areas include body image, communication problems, blended family stress, and coping with chronic illness or caregiving roles.

Sessions emphasize collaboration and practical steps. Conversations aim to feel respectful and straightforward. Clients leave with small, doable strategies to try between meetings and a plan for what to work on next.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Shoshanna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can reduce anxiety and depression. She also practices client-centered therapy, which means sessions follow each person's concerns and build on their strengths. Mindfulness techniques are used to teach breathing and attention exercises that lower stress in the moment.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and life circumstances. Together they set goals, try different tools, and adjust the plan as needed.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief coaching, follow-up, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.