About Shoshanna
Shoshanna Joss uses a client-centered approach to guide people through life changes and emotional challenges. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Jersey with six years of clinical experience. Shoshanna focuses on listening first, then helping people set practical goals they can work toward week by week.
She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, concrete changes.
How Shoshanna works
Mindfulness practices are included when useful to reduce anxiety and improve focus. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify goals and boost readiness for change. Shoshanna has experience helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns.
She also works with career stress, caregiving strain, compassion fatigue, bipolar concerns, and issues around self-esteem and body image. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, blended family challenges, communication problems, divorce and separation, and guilt or shame. Sessions are practical and goal-oriented.
Shoshanna aims to create a space where people feel heard and supported while taking steps toward clearer coping and better day-to-day function. She uses straightforward tools such as thought records, behavioral experiments, and brief mindfulness exercises. People often come for help navigating transitions, managing symptoms that get in the way of daily life, or rebuilding after loss or trauma.
Shoshanna works collaboratively to set a pace that fits each person’s needs and goals.
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What Shoshanna works with
The areas below are the ones Shoshanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New Jersey |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Shoshanna commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person’s perspective, then shaping goals together to make steady progress with feelings and relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns of thinking that cause distress and test small behavior changes to see if things improve.She may also use mindfulness practices to help reduce anxiety and improve attention by teaching brief breathing or grounding exercises. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; she collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, pace, and preferences rather than insisting on a single method.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and use of worksheets in-session. Phone sessions can be a good option when lower bandwidth or not being on camera is preferable. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, focused coaching, or ongoing reflections between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into busy days.
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