Tanisha Crawford
LCSW
Practical, experienced LCSW helping manage strong emotions
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- 20 years experience
- Focus on anger
- New York LCSW
About Tanisha
Her work emphasizes listening first. She asks about a person's story and what matters most to them. Then she helps identify patterns that keep stress and anger cycling. Sessions include learning simple skills for managing emotions and setting realistic goals for change.
Tanisha uses methods that help people notice what they think and do, and then try different approaches to feel better. She pulls tools from cognitive behavior techniques and solution-focused conversations. She also uses client-centered ideas to keep therapy grounded in each person's priorities.
Clients often bring concerns such as relationship conflict, parenting strain, life transitions, trauma and abuse, addiction, or compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and adoption-related issues, blended family challenges, cancer caregiving, and ADHD-related struggles. Tanisha helps people address control and communication problems, codependency, and substance use concerns.
Her practical style is direct but warm. She works collaboratively to set clear steps and checks progress along the way. Anyone considering therapy is invited to use the site process to match and schedule a first session.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Credentials
New York
Languages
English
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and shape goals that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence emotions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, shorten check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also allow people to use sessions during a lunch break or from a quieter place at home. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and pacing to what helps someone follow through and practice new skills.
At a glance
- Listed location
- New York
- Experience
- 20+ years
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Languages
- English
- License (New York)
- LCSW · No. 084351
- NPI
- 1801265871
As listed by the therapist. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and related issues such as codependency and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps set clear small steps using approaches that change thoughts and behaviors and build on client strengths.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working in clinical social work settings and has focused on a range of emotional and family concerns over that time.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and license details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.