Sahntanyna Blackwell
Compassionate, practical care for relationships and life change
LMHC, LPC New Jersey
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Relationship, Family, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Sahntanyna
Sahntanyna Blackwell brings a collaborative, client-centered orientation to her counseling work, blending practical strategies with reflective exploration to help clients navigate life’s challenges.
Background and approach
As an LMHC and LPC with 20 years of clinical experience, she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other modalities to address mood disorders, addiction, grief, and difficulties with self-esteem and coping with life changes. Her practice emphasizes building trust, improving communication, and restoring intimacy where those areas have been disrupted.
Working from New Jersey, she addresses a wide range of relationship and family concerns including blended family dynamics, attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and problems arising from divorce or domestic violence. Clients may also seek support for bipolar disorder, depression, ADHD, anger, and fertility-related distress.
Her style is warm and respectful, aiming to tailor treatment plans to each person’s goals and circumstances while encouraging empowerment and resilience. Sahntanyna frames therapy as a partnership that balances solution-focused skills with deeper understanding of patterns and family systems.
She offers a compassionate space for people to take the steps toward healthier connections and improved emotional wellbeing, and adapts her approach to fit each client’s needs and preferences.
How therapeutic approaches and online sessions work together
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and meeting each person where they are, helping build a trusting relationship and clarifying personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behavior patterns and developing concrete skills to manage mood, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Motivational Interviewing helps clients explore ambivalence and strengthen their own motivation for change, which can be especially useful for addictions or readiness-based goals.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches to create a tailored plan. This encourages active participation and shared decision-making throughout care.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to engage in therapy from home or other convenient locations. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access consistent support when in-person visits are not possible. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and interventions used in CBT, client-centered work, and motivational interviewing to these formats to help clients make meaningful progress.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
New York, New Jersey
Languages
English