Shana Williams-Leary , LCSW

Shana Williams-Leary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life changes. She works with people facing trauma, depression, addiction, parenting strain, ADHD, and challenges related to identity and relationships. She also offers support around career stress, compassion fatigue, and struggles with self-esteem.

Shana uses a flexible, client-centered approach that begins where each person is. She listens first, then tailors practical tools and strategies to the client's needs. Sessions can range from short, solution-focused work to longer-term skills building depending on what the person wants.

Her background spans 24 years in inpatient crisis and outpatient settings across multiple states and countries. That experience includes working with people living with bipolar disorder, dissociative symptoms, and complex trauma. She has supported caregivers and people adjusting to chronic illness and aging concerns.

Shana blends attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing in everyday language. She aims to build trust and positive regard while teaching coping skills that fit daily life.

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and she works with international clients as well. People who want a compassionate, straightforward therapist who will meet them where they are may find her style a good fit.

How therapy methods translate to online care

Shana often uses attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That helps when people are stuck in repeating relationship problems or feel unsafe connecting with others. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and changing coping habits.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates or process thoughts between sessions and fit therapy into busy days.