Shanna Gonzalez

Shanna Gonzalez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York with over 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and anger while also addressing relationship and intimacy concerns. Her work includes support for trauma and abuse, substance-related issues, and challenges around self-esteem and motivation.

Shanna uses a tailored approach that fits each person's situation. She listens first and then shapes conversations and goals to match what matters most to the individual. Her style is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make starting therapy feel manageable.

In sessions she draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to keep the therapeutic relationship collaborative and responsive. Cognitive behavioral techniques are included when practical skills can help reduce overwhelming thoughts and behaviors.

Shanna also integrates emotionally focused work to address painful interactions and to improve emotional connection when that is relevant. She pays attention to life changes, career stress, grief, and compassion fatigue as part of a whole-person picture. Her additional interests include issues such as abandonment, codependency, body image, and ADHD-related challenges.

People who choose her often want straightforward support for everyday struggles and clear steps to try between meetings. She encourages small, realistic changes and works alongside clients as they test what helps in real life.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Shanna uses Attachment-Based ideas to explore how early bonds shape current behavior and emotional reactions. This helps when patterns from past relationships are driving anger, trust issues, or avoidance in present life.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which keeps the conversation focused on the person's experience. That means sessions are guided by what the client brings and paced to their readiness for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used when practical strategies can reduce distress. That may include identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing different behaviors, or trying short in-between-session practices to lower anxiety or impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. They adjust methods over time so the plan fits what actually helps in daily life.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It can also let a person practice skills between meetings in their regular environment while still getting guidance from a licensed professional.