Shana Williams-Leary, LCSW
Therapist in Florida
Shana Williams-Leary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inFlorida, Maine, Utah, Arizona
- LicenseSW7878, LC21573, 12996356-3501, LCSW-22157
- NPI 1295877751
- Experience24+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
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About Shana
Shana Williams-Leary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping adults who are stressed, anxious, grieving, dealing with trauma, or navigating life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Florida while working with clients in other locations as well.
Shana begins by listening and meeting people where they are. She uses a mix of approaches and tailors her work to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions may focus on building skills, processing past hurts, or finding practical steps to manage daily challenges. Her background includes long experience in both inpatient crisis settings and outpatient counseling. She has worked with people facing PTSD, abuse, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, addiction, and complex mental health needs.
She also supports people coping with caregiving strain, chronic illness, and major life transitions. In sessions she offers warmth, respect, and straightforward tools. Techniques often come from attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, EMDR, and mindfulness practices.
She also draws on motivational interviewing to clarify goals and increase motivation. Shana values trust and collaboration. She aims to help people feel heard and to build practical skills they can use between sessions.
Therapy is shaped by what each person finds most helpful and by their personal goals.
Credentials
- LCSW (Florida)
- License SW7878 · expires March 2027
- LCSW (Maine)
- License LC21573 · expires August 2026
- LCSW (Utah)
- License 12996356-3501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW (Arizona)
- License LCSW-22157 · expires February 2026
- NPI
- 1295877751 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shana names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and practical therapies work online
Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how early connections shape current patterns. Online sessions use conversation and reflective exercises to help people notice how they relate and to try new ways of connecting and trusting. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps process traumatic memories using structured protocols to reduce distress and change how those memories affect daily life.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest one or more methods to try. Sessions can shift course if something isn’t working, so treatment is tailored and collaborative rather than fixed.
Online therapy with Shana is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper, therapy-style sessions and eye movement work. Phone can suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when you prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional healing.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related issues such as abandonment and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and flexible, combining listening with practical skill-building. She uses attachment-based, client-centered, CBT, EMDR, and mindfulness tools when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 24 years of clinical experience in inpatient crisis and outpatient counseling across multiple states and international settings.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She is based in Florida and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure as FL LCSW and UT LCSW.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are accepted and may arrange sessions according to time zone and scheduling details.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and getting started handled?
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