About Shira
Shira Smith is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, and depression. She practices in New York and brings six years of professional experience to her work. Her approach aims to be straightforward and supportive for those needing steady guidance during hard times.
Shira focuses on clear, compassionate conversation. She offers a calm space for people to talk through trauma, abuse, and post-traumatic stress.
Background and approach
She also helps with feelings of isolation, social anxiety, and the aftermath of infidelity. Her work pays attention to how prejudice and discrimination shape emotional life. She supports people coping with life changes such as pregnancy and childbirth as well as those seeking clarity about life purpose and self-love.
Sessions tend to emphasize practical steps and gradual progress. Shira draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients build resilience and healthier day-to-day patterns. She encourages coping tools that can be used between sessions, like short grounding practices and communication strategies.
Progress is approached one step at a time. People can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone in sessions. Shira aims to tailor her guidance to each person’s needs and goals, working collaboratively to identify next steps and track small wins over time.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Shira uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses involves structured, goal-oriented work that helps people learn new coping skills and shift unhelpful patterns; this can help with anxiety, depression, and social anxiety. Another approach emphasizes processing past difficult experiences in a paced way so that traumatic memories feel less overwhelming and daily functioning improves.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will decide which techniques to try first. This collaborative process makes it easier to adjust the plan if something isn’t working.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when scheduling needs more flexibility. These options help fit therapy into busy lives and support steady progress over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English