Sahntanyna Blackwell draws on a client-centered approach to help people facing relationship and family challenges.
01About Sahntanyna
Sahntanyna Blackwell draws on a client-centered approach to help people facing relationship and family challenges. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, in New York and a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, in New Jersey with twenty years of clinical experience. Her style is warm and collaborative and she focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
She works with a wide range of concerns, including relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addiction, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
Background and approach
She also addresses more specific issues like abandonment, attachment difficulties, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Sessions aim to improve communication, rebuild trust, and increase motivation and confidence. Sahntanyna combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to set clear goals and track progress.
Psychodynamic ideas are used when helpful to understand patterns from a person’s past that affect current relationships. Motivational interviewing is used to support change when people feel stuck or ambivalent. Her approach is practical and straightforward.
Conversations are tailored to each person’s needs and background. She helps people notice patterns, try new ways of interacting, and develop skills they can use between sessions. People choosing therapy with her can expect a respectful and compassionate professional who prioritizes collaboration.
She encourages clients to take small, manageable steps toward change and offers steady support through life transitions and relationship repairs.
02Credentials
- LMHC (New York)
- License 012257 · expires January 2028
- LPC (New Jersey)
- License 37PC00960400 · expires November 2026
- NPI
- 1912637000 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sahntanyna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Grief
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Sahntanyna names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Sahntanyna names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. It helps people feel heard and guides them to set their own goals and pace for change. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and offers hands-on strategies to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood concerns. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel uncertain about change by helping them explore reasons for and against taking different actions and by strengthening their commitment to next steps.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit best with their goals and preferences. That plan can be adjusted over time as new needs or insights emerge.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use body language and visual cues, phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief updates or reminders between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care during life transitions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD. She also works on topics like abandonment, attachment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm and collaborative. She combines client-centered care with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to set goals and use practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience providing clinical services across a broad range of concerns and client needs.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds NY LMHC and NJ LPC credentials and practices from New Jersey.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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