Sahntanyna Blackwell, LMHC, LPC

Sahntanyna Blackwell is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She draws on 20 years of clinical experience to help people navigate relationship strain, intimacy concerns, and shifts in family life. Her approach is warm and collaborative, centered on working with each client to set realistic goals and make steady changes.

She uses conversational, goal-focused work to address issues like self-esteem, motivation, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, and addictions. Sessions often include practical tools for communication and rebuilding trust. The therapist also helps with family of origin problems, blended family adjustments, and stresses that come with caregiving.

Sahntanyna blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic ideas. She may also draw on Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques when they suit a person's needs. Treatment is shaped to fit what clients say matters most to them and to the problems they bring to sessions.

Her work covers a wide range of relationship-related concerns such as abandonment, codependency, commitment issues, control problems, and difficulty with intimacy. She also supports people coping with divorce, domestic violence effects, fertility challenges, and fatherhood issues. Conversations aim to be direct, respectful, and practical.

Clients can expect a respectful, down-to-earth style that focuses on small, achievable steps. Sahntanyna emphasizes collaboration and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She encourages anyone ready to make a change to begin by choosing a clear first step.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client’s lead. In practice this means conversations that center the person’s goals and priorities, helping them feel heard and understood while they sort through relationship and family concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) gives clear tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often includes simple homework like tracking patterns, practicing new ways of talking, and trying small behavior changes to improve mood, communication, or impulse control.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and builds motivation in small steps. It can be useful for addictions, commitment issues, or when someone feels stuck moving toward a goal.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will usually talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific delivery methods. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can attend from wherever they are living.