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La Shemah Williams

La Shemah Williams

LCSW-R

New York

Compassionate, strength-focused clinical social worker

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At a glance

Credentials
LCSW-R
License
LCSW-R, New York / 077272
Experience
20 years
Languages
English
Location
New York

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    • Motivational approach
    • Client-centered care
    • Practical strategies

    About La

    La Shemah Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York with 20 years of experience. She offers a warm, interactive style and aims to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship tension, grief, addiction, or struggles with parenting and intimacy. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions and on recognizing strengths that already exist in each person.

    Her approach draws on motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and on client-centered listening that keeps the person's goals central. She also uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy to address thoughts and behaviors, emotionally-focused therapy to look at relationship patterns, and mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity.

    In sessions she listens with sensitivity and respect, asking questions that help people clarify what matters to them. She aims to create an interactive conversation rather than a lecture. The work often includes setting small goals, trying new ways of responding, and checking what works.

    Her background includes two decades of clinical practice with adults and adolescents who have faced trauma, emotional abuse, mood challenges, and life transitions. She emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, helping people use their own strengths to move toward a more satisfying life.

    La Shemah encourages anyone curious about therapy to begin with a short matching questionnaire and a scheduling step to find a time that fits. The first contacts are geared toward clarifying goals and deciding what a few early sessions might focus on.

  2. How her approaches translate to online therapy

    Motivational Interviewing focuses on short conversations that build readiness for change. It uses open questions and reflective listening to help people identify what matters and find their own reasons to move forward. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and priorities, making space for them to set goals and pace the work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete skills to try for mood and anxiety concerns.

    Finding the right approach is often a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked in the past. Together they decide which methods to try first, then adapt the plan based on how the work is going.

    Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know what options are offered. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins, and let conversations continue between in-person meetings. Online work can make it simpler to practice mindfulness or homework tasks during real-life moments and to bring those experiences directly into sessions. Ask about the formats supported when you schedule to match sessions to your needs.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

    Also works with

    AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issues

    Additional focus areas

    Body imageCommunication problemsDivorce and separationForgivenessImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    20+ years

    Listed in

    New York

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of problems does she help address?

    She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, and parenting challenges.

    What is her therapy style like?

    Her style is warm and interactive. She listens with sensitivity and works collaboratively to set small, practical goals.

    How long has she practiced clinically?

    She has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings with adults and adolescents.

    What are her credentials and where is she based?

    She holds the credential LCSW-R and practices in New York.

    Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

    Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

    What session formats are available?

    Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether phone, video, or in-person formats are offered at the time you schedule.

    How does payment 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 begin working with her?

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

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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