Sahntanyna Blackwell , LMHC, LPC

Sahntanyna Blackwell, LMHC and LPC, brings more than 20 years of clinical experience to her counseling practice. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey - state licenses that authorize the delivery of professional mental health services. Over two decades she has worked with diverse client populations and addressed a wide spectrum of concerns, including dual diagnosis, psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, depression, anxiety, at-risk teens, victims of domestic violence, parent-child relationship challenges, grief and loss, and multi-stressed families. She also offers marriage and pre-marriage counseling, faith-based support, and psychoeducational guidance.

Her therapeutic style is warm, collaborative, and focused on building productive relationships that support change. She helps clients navigate relationship and family conflicts, improve communication, rebuild trust and intimacy, and work through forgiveness, motivation, self-esteem, and confidence issues. Her practice combines Cognitive-Behavioral techniques, psychodynamic perspectives, family systems thinking, and client-centered principles to create individualized treatment plans. She adapts dialogue and interventions to meet each personâs unique needs and emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Recognizing that seeking change requires courage, she aims to support and empower people as they pursue a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sahntanyna uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a supportive space in which a personâs own goals and insights guide the work; this approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration and is well suited to relationship and self-esteem concerns. She also incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood instability. Motivational Interviewing informs her work when clients face change-related challenges - it helps increase motivation and resolve ambivalence, which can be especially useful in addressing addictions and readiness for relationship or lifestyle changes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Sahntanyna works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility: sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging, allowing people to fit counseling into busy schedules and to access licensed professionals from their own communities. These options broaden access to care and make it easier to maintain continuity of treatment while balancing daily responsibilities.