Shaela Amaya , LMHC

Shaela Amaya is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in New York who helps people facing low self-esteem, anxiety, stress, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and ADHD. She focuses on issues many women name as central - body image, family pressures, and coping with life changes - while also supporting concerns like OCD, workplace stress, and past abuse.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions aim to be respectful and direct. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, manageable goals.

Shaela uses practical methods rooted in cognitive behavioral ideas and skills-based work. She blends client-centered talk, mindfulness tools, and emotion-focused techniques so people can notice what’s happening and try different responses. She will collaborate on a plan that fits each person’s needs.

In sessions she teaches simple, usable skills for anxiety, mood shifts, anger, and attention challenges. People learn breathing and grounding practices, ways to reframe stressful thoughts, and steps to improve communication in relationships.

Shaela has three years of clinical experience in community and outpatient settings. She works with adults who want straightforward strategies and steady support while they build healthier routines and relationships.

She provides services in English and accepts international clients. Shaela offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that works best for their daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. In practice this means the therapist follows what matters most to the person and reflects back what she hears, helping people feel understood and more able to talk through hard topics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Online CBT sessions often include practical exercises like tracking thoughts, testing unhelpful beliefs, and trying new behaviors between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It emphasizes mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and better interpersonal communication which can be practiced in short steps during the week.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life, then recommend which methods to try first. That plan can be adjusted as progress is made so the approach fits the person’s needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility and easier scheduling. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option for a steady check-in. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, skill coaching between sessions, or for people who prefer typing to speaking. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel routines while using the approaches described above.