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Tanisha Crawford, LCSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationNew York
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Tanisha

Tanisha Crawford is a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of professional experience helping people navigate complex emotional challenges. She draws on extensive clinical practice to support clients facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction, along with relationship and parenting concerns.

Background and approach

Her work also addresses issues such as compassion fatigue, intimacy and self-esteem struggles, and attention-related difficulties including ADHD. Tanisha practices from a strengths-based, client-centered stance that encourages people to build on what already works in their lives.

She combines that collaborative perspective with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods, and she uses motivational interviewing when people are ambivalent about change. The result is an approach that balances empathy and active skill-building so clients can learn new coping strategies and make clearer plans for change.

Based in New York and licensed as NY LCSW 084351, she offers flexible online formats and works with people coming from varied backgrounds and concerns. Those interested in beginning can expect a supportive, goal-oriented partnership aimed at identifying underlying issues and developing realistic steps toward greater emotional well-being.

Practical approaches for online therapy and change

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person's own perspective, focusing on empathy, active listening and building on personal strengths to help people feel understood and gain clarity about their goals. This approach is useful when someone needs a supportive environment to explore emotions and make sense of difficult experiences.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replace them with more adaptive skills and behaviors. It is especially helpful for managing anxiety, depression, stress and certain behavioral challenges by teaching concrete techniques for coping and problem solving.

Finding the right approach is often part of the therapeutic process, and Tanisha works collaboratively with each client to determine what methods fit their needs, goals and personal preferences. She may combine elements from different approaches and adjust strategies over time as the work progresses.

Online sessions using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to access care from varied locations and schedules. These formats provide flexibility for people balancing work, family or other commitments while allowing therapists to offer consistent, ongoing support and teach practical skills that can be applied in day-to-day life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tanisha address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, ADHD and related emotional or behavioral concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, blending empathy with practical skills training to help people identify strengths and learn techniques to cope and make change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience to her practice, working with many presenting problems and life transitions across that span.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in New York as NY LCSW 084351, practicing from that jurisdiction.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services to people located outside the United States where licensing and regulations allow.
In which formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working with her?
Interested clients select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English