Josanna Almanzar, LMHC

Josanna Almanzar is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, or the aftereffects of trauma and abuse. Josanna aims to make the first step toward change feel more manageable and supportive.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking so daily life can feel easier to handle. Josanna encourages small, achievable goals so progress is steady and understandable.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and actions affect mood and behavior. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's own experience and priorities. Together these approaches help with coping skills, problem solving, and emotional regulation.

Josanna has three years of professional counseling experience and more than five additional years working in the mental health field before becoming licensed. That combination gives her both direct counseling practice and broader exposure to community needs and supports. She tailors sessions to each person’s situation rather than using one fixed plan.

People often seek her out for help with life transitions, relationship communication problems, issues around adoption and foster care, guilt and shame, impulsivity, sexual assault and sexuality-related concerns, social anxiety, women's issues, and young adult challenges. Sessions are conducted in English and organized to match the client’s goals and pace.

How Josanna Uses CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Josanna uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and adjust thinking patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, or impulsive behavior. CBT sessions often include simple exercises and homework to practice new ways of thinking and acting between meetings.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which puts the person's own experience at the center of sessions. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting, and shaping goals that fit the client rather than following a fixed plan.

Choosing the best approach is part of the therapy process. Josanna collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they review progress and adjust methods so therapy stays useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet that can fit a busy life. Video calls let the conversation feel most like an in-person session, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging can help maintain contact between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities while keeping therapy consistent and actionable.