Josanna Almanzar, LMHC

Josanna Almanzar is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with three years of professional counseling experience and more than five years working in the mental health field prior to licensure. She supports people coping with stress and anxiety, helps clients work through addictions, assists in processing trauma and abuse, and provides care for those experiencing depression.

Josanna emphasizes creating an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and partners with clients to take the first steps toward meaningful change. Her approach focuses on support and empowerment while helping individuals explore goals and develop practical coping strategies at a pace that feels right for them.

Client-Centered and CBT Approaches for Online Care

Josanna Almanzar uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathic listening and places the client's perspective at the center of the work. This approach supports people who need space to explore emotions, clarify values, and develop self-directed solutions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is also part of her practice - it focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and is often applied to concerns such as anxiety, stress, and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Josanna works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies over time to reflect progress and changing priorities.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allows for flexible scheduling and different ways to communicate depending on what feels most comfortable. These options make it easier to maintain consistency, access timely support between appointments, and fit therapy into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists trained to adapt techniques across formats.