La Shemah Williams
Compassionate, practical support for life’s challenges
LCSW-R New York
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About La
La Shemah Williams is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, mood concerns, and challenges related to parenting and addiction.
Background and approach
Based in New York, she draws on a mix of evidence-informed approaches to support clients working through grief, intimacy issues, body-image concerns, workplace stress, and other life transitions. Her style is warm, interactive, and rooted in respect and sensitivity.
Shemah centers each person’s strengths and perspectives, collaborating to build practical skills and emotional insight. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered and emotionally focused methods, along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques, to tailor sessions to a client's needs and goals.
Clients can expect an empathic space where practical strategies and reflective work coexist. With experience across a broad range of presenting issues, Shemah aims to empower people to find clearer direction, healthier patterns, and greater self-compassion as they work toward meaningful change.
How Shemah Integrates Approaches in Online Therapy
La Shemah Williams uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and build practical skills for managing symptoms like anxiety, mood shifts, and stress. She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to explore patterns in relationships and strengthen emotional connection and regulation. These approaches are presented in accessible, goal-oriented ways so that clients can practice changes between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Shemah collaborates with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and life context, then tailors a mix of techniques that feels most useful. This collaborative process helps refine focus over time as priorities and needs evolve.
Online therapy with Shemah offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules or different time zones. These options support consistent care and allow clients to engage in ways that match their comfort and communication style while accessing a licensed professional from New York.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English