Shaela Amaya

Shaela Amaya is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people navigate eating and food-related concerns alongside a range of other issues. She focuses on practical steps for depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, ADHD, trauma, and relationship stress. Her tone is warm and direct to make it easier to start when things feel overwhelming.

Shaela uses short, goal-focused conversations and hands-on tools to help people notice patterns and make small changes. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and emotion-focused work to address thoughts, reactions, and difficult feelings. Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs.

Her approach is interactive and supportive. She listens without judgment and offers strategies that people can try between sessions, such as grounding exercises and thought-challenging steps. She also draws on motivational interviewing ideas to help clarify goals and strengthen commitment to change.

Shaela has three years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor - LMHC. That experience includes work with people dealing with OCD, ADHD, mood disorders, trauma, adoption and foster care issues, and workplace stress. She combines practical coping skills with attention to the emotions behind behaviors.

If someone is ready to make a change, Shaela helps them set realistic goals and build routines that fit daily life. She encourages small, steady steps and checks progress together so people feel a sense of forward movement.

Approaches that guide online work and practical tools

Shaela draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. CBT focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and is useful for anxiety, depression, eating concerns, and OCD. She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help people stay present during stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shaela collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and daily life. She will check in about what helps and adjust strategies so they feel manageable and meaningful.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find remote sessions useful for practicing new skills in their own routines while keeping therapy consistent with other commitments.