Therapist profile
Sahntanyna Blackwell, LMHC, LPC
New Jersey
Licensed counselor - Relationships and Anger
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- CredentialsLMHC, LPC
- LicenseLMHC, New York / 012257; LPC, New Jersey / 37PC00960400
- NPI1912637000
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationNew Jersey
About
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Sahntanyna
Sahntanyna Blackwell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on issues such as relationship strain, family conflict, intimacy worries, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, grief, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English and her practice is based in New Jersey.
Her background includes long-term work with people facing complex stressors and overlapping concerns. She has worked with survivors of domestic violence, families under strain, and people navigating dual diagnosis and substance use challenges. Her experience also includes marriage and pre-marriage counseling, faith-based counseling, and psychoeducational support.
Her approach combines Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic ideas, Family Systems perspectives, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused techniques. In practical terms she helps clients improve communication, rebuild trust, work through attachment and abandonment issues, and address codependency and control problems. She also supports people dealing with divorce, blended family dynamics, fatherhood concerns, fertility stress, and caregiver strain.
Sahntanyna aims to work collaboratively with each person to set goals and shape sessions around concrete steps. She uses conversation, practical exercises, and strategy-focused tasks to build skills for managing anger and other strong emotions. The focus is on measurable changes in how people relate to others and handle daily stressors.
To begin, prospective clients follow the site's matching process and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Sahntanyna uses Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the client's perspective and help people feel heard while they make practical choices. That approach supports work on relationship concerns, trust, and communication by focusing on what matters most to the client.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thought and behavior patterns that fuel anger, depression, or anxiety. CBT in sessions typically involves setting specific goals, practicing new responses, and tracking progress between meetings.
Motivational Interviewing is another tool she draws on to help people resolve ambivalence about change. It works well when someone is struggling with addictions, motivation, or making sustained life changes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. She collaborates with clients to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address. That choice can shift as therapy continues based on what helps most.
If you plan to meet online, confirm the current session formats before booking since they are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people connect without travel time. Those practical benefits can help therapy stay consistent and relevant to everyday life.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship and family issues, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, grief, addictions, anger, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style blends Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Family Systems, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused methods in a collaborative way.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with people facing complex and overlapping concerns.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and practices from New Jersey.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.