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Josanna Almanzar

Supportive LMHC focused on practical change

LMHC New York

Experience
3 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English

About Josanna

Josanna Almanzar is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on three years of professional counseling experience and earlier work in the mental health field to support clients through difficult moments and practical challenges. Josanna aims to build a collaborative, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings and work toward clearer goals.

Her practice emphasizes empowering clients to take active steps toward change while honoring the courage required to begin that process. Josanna integrates client-centered principles to prioritize each person’s perspective and values, and she uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to identify and shift patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress.

Those approaches are applied to a range of concerns including grief around adoption and foster care, communication struggles, guilt and shame, impulsivity, sexual assault and abuse, sexuality, social anxiety and phobia, women’s issues, and challenges common to young adults. She communicates in English and provides sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Josanna works with a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and does not accept international clients.

Combining Evidence-Based Care with Online Convenience

Josanna commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and client-centered therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to emotional distress and teaching practical skills to change those patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship so clients feel heard and are able to explore their values and goals at their own pace.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. She works with clients to determine which methods and techniques best align with their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts her approach as progress and priorities evolve. The emphasis is on partnership and practical steps that the client can use between sessions.

Online therapy with Josanna is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in care while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow licensed professionals to focus treatment on skills, coping strategies, and problem solving in a convenient way.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Josanna address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes, plus related issues such as communication problems, guilt and shame, and social anxiety.
What therapeutic style does she use?
Her practice blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to combine empathic listening and practical skill building for daily challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Josanna holds three years of professional counseling experience as an LMHC and has additional prior work in the mental health field totaling over five years before licensure.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with license number NY LMHC 014934 and practices from that location.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different scheduling and communication needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCommunication problemsGuilt and shameImpulsivitySexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English