La Shemah Williams

La Shemah Williams, LCSW-R, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and women's issues. She works with individuals who are struggling with relationship and parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, substance challenges, grief, and problems with intimacy or body image. Her tone is warm and respectful and she aims to make conversations feel approachable and focused.

With 20 years of practice in New York, she brings steady experience to practical problems. Sessions center on listening first, then building on a person’s strengths to set realistic goals. She uses straightforward tools to reduce distress, improve communication, and support healthier thinking and behavior.

Her day-to-day approach mixes Client-Centered work with cognitive and emotion-focused methods. That means clients are heard and supported while also trying specific exercises that change unhelpful thoughts and deepen emotional connection. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are used to increase awareness and keep progress moving forward.

People who come to her often want help sorting family tensions, healing after trauma, or finding balance during major life transitions like separation or career stress. She encourages small, practical steps and checks in about what’s working. The aim is to leave each session with a clearer plan or a tangible coping skill.

La Shemah focuses on collaboration. She believes clients are experts in their own stories and supports them in discovering their strengths. Her work is straightforward, compassionate, and goal-oriented to help people move toward a more satisfying life.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and meeting them where they are. In practice this means sessions start with careful listening and validating feelings, and then move toward shared goals that matter to the client.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. She uses simple CBT exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioral experiments that reduce anxiety or lift mood.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift emotional responses that affect close relationships and intimacy. It can be useful when someone wants to improve communication or heal from emotional wounds.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with clients about what feels most useful, try methods together, and adjust based on your needs and goals. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they fit what you want to change.

For practical matters, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also supports consistent weekly work when in-person visits are difficult, while the therapist and client decide how best to use each session.