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Shana Williams-Leary, LCSW

  • Experience24 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Spanish
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About Shana

Shana Williams-Leary is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 24 years of clinical experience who focuses on helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, ADHD, and a wide range of life transitions.

Background and approach

She approaches each person by meeting them where they are and adapting interventions to match their needs, blending empathy with practical skill-building to promote lasting change. Her work draws on attachment-based and client-centered principles, cognitive behavioral tools, EMDR techniques, and mindfulness practices to address issues such as PTSD, depression, addictions, bipolar conditions, and compassion fatigue.

Shana has worked across inpatient crisis and outpatient settings and brings experience supporting individuals with complex and co-occurring conditions, family-of-origin concerns, caregiving stress, and communication or commitment struggles. She offers services in English and Spanish and accepts international clients while practicing from Florida.

Shana emphasizes collaboration and strengths-focused work, using motivational interviewing to clarify goals and then shifting to skills and coping strategies that fit each person’s preferences. Her style combines warmth and acceptance with the option for brief, solution-focused work when that better serves the client.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy



Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding relational patterns and how early connections influence current relationships; it helps people explore trust, attachment needs, and ways to form healthier bonds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and ADHD-related coping. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that processes distressing memories and reduces their emotional intensity, supporting recovery from PTSD and other trauma reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as therapy progresses to find the best fit for each individual's needs.

Online therapy with Shana is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, travel, or clients in other locations. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access therapeutic tools and homework between sessions while working with licensed professionals experienced in trauma-informed and skills-based approaches.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does Shana commonly address?
She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
What is her general therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and adaptable, combining attachment-based and client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to build skills and resilience.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
She has 24 years of experience working in both inpatient crisis and outpatient counseling settings across multiple states and international contexts.
What credentials and licensure does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Florida and also holds a Utah LCSW license; her practice location is listed as Florida.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with clients abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients according to the provided information.
Which session formats are available for working together?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible options for therapy.
How is cost handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Florida, Maine, Utah, Arizona

Languages

English, Spanish

What Shana can help with

Shana Williams-Leary works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression.

Shana works with individuals, couples, and families ages 4 y.o. to 85 y.o. in Florida, Utah, Maine, Arizona, and several other countries.

Shana works with PTSD, abuse, and primary and secondary traumas.

How Shana approaches therapy

Shana's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Shana uses Motivational Interviewing to identify what the client truly desires, what they do not want or are not motivated to achieve, and why.

Experience and training

Shana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 24 years of clinical experience.