Shanna Gonzalez, LCSW

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Listening, clarifying, and helping people move forward

Details

Name	Shanna Gonzalez
Credentials	LCSW
Based in	New York
Licensed in	New York
Session format	Online
Languages	English
Years in practice	10

About Shanna

Shanna Gonzalez is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New York with over 10 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem. Her work also covers addiction, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and concerns around grief and life transitions.

Shanna focuses on meeting each person where they are. She listens closely and adapts sessions to fit individual needs and goals.

Background and approach

Conversations are practical and down-to-earth, aimed at making small changes that add up over time. Her approach draws on narrative ideas and attachment-informed thinking to understand personal stories and relationship patterns. She also uses client-centered and cognitive-behavioral methods when useful to address unhelpful thinking and build coping skills.

Emotionally-focused techniques can help when feelings and connection are central to the concern. Sessions often look like calm, focused talk where the client sets the pace. Shanna works to create a respectful space and offers straightforward tools for managing symptoms.

She supports people as they try new ways of relating to themselves and others. People who reach out are often navigating identity, life purpose, or the aftermath of painful events. Shanna helps them sort through difficult feelings, notice repeated patterns, and choose next steps.

The work is collaborative and paced to what each person can handle.

What this therapist works with

Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Shanna works with, alongside the areas below.

Approaches listed

Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Existential Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Internal Family Systems: Listed by Shanna among the ways she works.
Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shanna directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.

Narrative Therapy in this listing

Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.

If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Shanna directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.

Online session options

How narrative and attachment ideas work online

Shanna blends Narrative Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy with client-centered listening. Narrative Therapy helps people look at the stories they tell about themselves and try different ways of describing their life. It can be useful for identity concerns, shame, or feeling stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect how people connect now; it is helpful for anxiety about closeness, abandonment fears, and ongoing relational pain.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Shanna will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try methods that fit, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The process is collaborative and paced to the client's comfort and readiness.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied needs.

Common questions about this listing

What kinds of concerns does Shanna address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are collaborative and conversational, with an emphasis on hearing your story and finding practical ways to change unhelpful patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Shanna has more than 10 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and helping people with a range of emotional and relational challenges.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in New York.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Shanna meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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