About Sahntanyna
Sahntanyna Blackwell uses a client-centered approach to help people through relationship and family concerns. She combines practical tools with steady support to address communication, trust, intimacy, and self-worth. Sahntanyna holds a Licensed Mental Health Counselor credential and a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and brings 20 years of experience to her practice.
Her work often focuses on relationship and family challenges, including blended family issues, divorce and separation, and family of origin conflicts.
How Sahntanyna works
She also helps people struggling with mood disorders such as bipolar disorder and depression, attention concerns like ADHD, and problems with anger or addictions. Grief, caregiver stress, fertility and fatherhood issues are other areas she addresses. Sahntanyna draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to uncover unhelpful thinking and build new habits.
She also uses Psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns rooted in earlier relationships. Solution-Focused and Motivational Interviewing techniques help set achievable short-term goals and boost motivation. Her style is warm and collaborative.
Sessions aim to improve communication skills, rebuild trust, and strengthen intimacy. She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs and life situation. Sahntanyna practices in New Jersey as an LMHC and LPC.
She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
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What Sahntanyna works with
The areas below are the ones Sahntanyna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LMHC, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited for online care
Sahntanyna often uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening-focused space where people can talk about what matters most. This approach helps with relationship concerns, family conflicts, and rebuilding self-esteem by centering the person's experience.She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT is practical for addressing depression, anxiety, anger, and patterns related to ADHD or addictive behavior by teaching concrete skills and coping strategies.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sahntanyna will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then shape sessions around those needs. That collaborative process makes it easier to try different techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy here includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and communication styles. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide flexible ways to check in, maintain momentum between sessions, or work through smaller steps without scheduling a full call.
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