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Tanisha Crawford

Experienced LCSW blending empathy and practical tools

LCSW New York

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Tanisha

Tanisha Crawford is a New York Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with two decades of clinical experience helping people navigate complex emotional and life challenges. She draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help individuals identify stressors, reduce anxiety, process grief and trauma, and address relationship and parenting concerns.

Background and approach

Her background includes work with substance-related issues, compassion fatigue, attention-related concerns, and a range of attachment and family dynamics. Her style centers on collaboration and respect for each person's strengths, combining client-centered listening with goal-oriented strategies.

Tanisha helps clients pinpoint the roots of difficult patterns and develop concrete coping techniques for problems such as low motivation, communication difficulties, intimacy-related struggles, anger, and life transitions. She also offers support around topics like adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and recovery from domestic violence or addiction.

Clients can expect a therapist who balances empathy with practical tools, helping them move from understanding to action at a pace that fits their needs.

Approaches for Change in Online Therapy

Tanisha commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients examine how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors and to teach practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering empathic listening and validation that supports self-exploration and personal growth. These methods are applied with an emphasis on real-world tools and coping strategies that translate well to remote sessions.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each client to clarify goals, assess which methods feel most useful, and adjust techniques based on progress and preference. That collaboration helps ensure the work aligns with the client’s needs and daily life demands.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and for communicating in ways that suit different comfort levels. These options make it possible to receive consistent therapeutic support while balancing work, family, and other commitments, and they allow licensed professionals to tailor interactions so clients can practice skills between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Tanisha address in therapy?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anger, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and related topics like adoption, attachment, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic approach and session style?
Tanisha blends client-centered listening with structured techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients set goals and build practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience to her practice, working across many emotional and family-centered concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
Tanisha is licensed as an LCSW in New York, with license number NY LCSW 084351, and practices from that location.
Can nonlocal clients work with her and which languages are supported?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are available for working together?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees handled for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with Tanisha?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an appointment according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English