Shana Maltzman, LCSW-R, LCSW

Shana Maltzman is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in New Jersey and New York with 25 years of experience guiding people through difficult life transitions and emotional challenges. She centers her work on helping individuals manage depression, anxiety, grief, and self-esteem concerns while also addressing relationship and family dynamics, trauma and abuse, and issues related to intimacy, eating, and sleep. Shana combines warmth and clinical skill to create a compassionate space where clients can examine long-standing patterns, explore identity and attachment concerns, and develop practical coping strategies.

Her practice extends to a broad range of situations including caregiver stress, body image difficulties, separation and divorce, anticipatory grief, and hospice or end-of-life counseling. Shana emphasizes collaborative work - partnering with each person to build communication skills, strengthen emotional resilience, and move toward more authentic, satisfying lives. She holds the credentials LCSW-R and LCSW, which denote that she is a licensed clinical social worker in New York and New Jersey, respectively. Those designations reflect formal social work training and state licensure to provide clinical therapy.

Throughout her career she has supported clients facing career shifts, parenting challenges, isolation, and commitment or attachment struggles. Her approach honors each individual journey while offering evidence-informed tools and thoughtful guidance to help clients make meaningful, sustainable change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Shana often integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and the client’s own insights - it helps people build self-awareness, self-esteem, and a stronger sense of personal direction. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to improve day-to-day functioning.

She also uses motivational interviewing as a collaborative, goal-oriented method to help people clarify their priorities and strengthen motivation for change. This approach is useful when someone feels stuck or is working toward specific behavioral goals. Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process - Shana works together with each client to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts strategies as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Shana is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and access for varied schedules and circumstances. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, accommodate work and family responsibilities, and receive support from a licensed professional in ways that fit a client’s life.