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Shana Maltzman

Compassionate, experienced support for life transitions

LCSW-R, LCSW New Jersey

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Shana

Shana Maltzman is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience offering practical, empathic support to people facing major life transitions.

Background and approach

Based in New Jersey and licensed in both New York and New Jersey, she works with clients managing depression, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and the everyday stresses that disrupt functioning and well-being. Her practice emphasizes a thoughtful, client-centered stance that helps individuals uncover recurring patterns and develop realistic coping strategies.

Shana integrates cognitive behavioral ideas alongside narrative and psychodynamic perspectives to help clients reframe distressing thoughts, explore personal stories, and address long-standing emotional dynamics. Motivational interviewing also informs her work when change feels overwhelming or stalled.

Areas of clinical focus include relationship and intimacy concerns, family-of-origin issues, caregiver stress, body image, and the emotional fallout from separation, illness, or loss. Shana aims to help clients strengthen communication, build resilience, and move toward more authentic living by collaborating on goals and tailoring interventions to each person's needs.

She offers sessions through multiple remote formats to fit varied schedules and preferences.

Approach, Collaboration, and Online Care

Shana frequently uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and develop practical strategies for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy guides the relationship, offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where clients' priorities and lived experiences shape the pace and focus of work. Motivational interviewing is used when clients are weighing change or feeling stuck, helping to clarify values and build internal motivation for next steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself; she works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their goals, preferences, and circumstances. This exploration may combine elements from different approaches so that interventions feel meaningful and effective for the individual.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and make it easier to access care from home or work. These options allow scheduling that accommodates busy lives, ongoing support between appointments, and multiple ways to engage depending on comfort and need.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?
Her practice addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, relationship and family problems, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting and career concerns, among other life challenges.
What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques, narrative and psychodynamic ideas, and motivational interviewing to support problem solving and personal insight.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She brings 25 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and life transition issues across community and clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds LCSW-R and LCSW credentials and is licensed as NY LCSW-R 054208 and NJ LCSW 44SC06481300, practicing from New Jersey.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule an appointment according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessMoney and financial issuesSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

New York, New Jersey

Languages

English