Online Social Anxiety therapists in Merrick, New York NY
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Mind Body Connections
Counselor/Therapist
Using IFS and EMDR techniques as well as body based approaches, we will help you understand the origin of your social anxiety and work towards decreasing this stress so that you can live your best interpersonal life possible.
28 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Brian Kravetz
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Psy.D., J.D., Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Social Anxiety is treated through insight oriented psychotherapy and counseling. A treatment plan based on diagnosis and assessment will be developed and tailored for the clients' own psychotherapeutic needs.
20 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Michelle Foster
Counselor/Therapist, LCSW
When working with clients experiencing anxiety, I use a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach combined with mindfulness techniques to help them identify and reframe anxious thoughts, develop effective coping strategies, and reduce physical symptoms of anxiety. This approach empowers clients to build resilience and regain control over their daily lives.
9 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Jonathan Schnapp
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Social anxiety can make everyday interactions feel high-stakes—leading to overthinking, self-consciousness, and a tendency to avoid situations that might otherwise be meaningful. In therapy, we take time to understand how these patterns developed and what keeps them going, while gently working toward greater comfort and flexibility in social settings. Together, we’ll explore the thoughts and feelings that arise in the moment, and build your capacity to stay present and engaged—so interactions feel less overwhelming and more like an opportunity for genuine connection.
15 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Shayda Ewalt
Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT
Social anxiety often develops from experiences of rejection, criticism, or feeling unsafe in relationships. It was not simply "shyness" but a protective response rooted in fear of judgment or harm. Therapy helps you understand the origins of these fears while building internal safety and confidence in relational spaces.
10 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Therapy With You
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, MSW, LCSW
We provide treatment for a wide range of mental health concerns, tailoring care to each individual’s unique needs and experiences.
6 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Elena Katrantzos
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC-D, PMH-C
Social anxiety can impact your ability to interact with others. We specialize in confronting these core fears systematically to give you ability to interact and form meaningful relationships with others.
11 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Root & Rise Clinical Specialists
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW-R
Social anxiety can make even simple interactions feel overwhelming, triggering self-doubt, overthinking, and a constant fear of judgment. At Root & Rise, we treat social anxiety by combining evidence-based methods with The Stark Contrast™—our signature blend of Creative Arts Therapy and cognitive-emotional processing developed by co-founder Julie Stark, LCSW. This approach helps clients move beyond traditional talk therapy by engaging both the analytical and expressive parts of the brain. Through guided creative exercises, emotional mapping, nervous-system awareness, and structured skill-building, clients learn to address the fears underneath their social anxiety while also practicing new ways of showing up confidently in real-world situations. The Stark Contrast™ helps you shift from avoidance and self-consciousness into clarity, connection, and self-trust—so social interactions feel less threatening and more authentically you.
14 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Adrian Pinckney
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
I provide trauma-informed therapy to help clients process painful experiences, reduce symptoms, and restore a sense of safety, resilience, and control.
4 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Erikka Cole
Counselor/Therapist, LMHC-D
Social anxiety is more than shyness. It's the mental rehearsal before every conversation, the replay after, and the exhaustion of performing normalcy while dreading what people think. We work with people who are tired of letting anxiety run the show, helping them build confidence, quiet the self-criticism, and start engaging with the world in a way that feels more like them.
8 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Christie Roe
Therapist, LMSW
Whatever your experience of social anxiety, I offer trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and somatic support to build your capacity for more clarity, choice, and connection, inside and out.
2 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Dianne Gallo, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Do you suffer from social anxiety? Does your anxiety prevent you from performing well at work or school? If so, I can help. I've helped many people with social anxiety find relief and participate in life.
12 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Madeline Salerno
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
Madeline works with clients experiencing social anxiety, fear of judgment, and difficulty connecting with others in social or professional settings.
10 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Neha Chawla
Licensed Psychoanalyst, MA, ATR-BC, LCAT, LP, FIPA
Helping clients increase confidence and ability to interact with others amidst fear of being judged, worry about embarrassment, or concern about offending others.
18 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Insight Healing Inc
Hypnotherapist, CMT, CBSP, SE, CH, MAPC
GFT Flow and hypnosis help with the trauma and then re-enforce feelings of calm.
32 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Jennifer Bearden
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW
If the fear of judgment keeps you isolated, our work is designed to help you reconnect with confidence. We’ll partner to identify and restructure the fear-based thoughts that fuel your anxiety. Using a "parts work" approach, we will gently explore the protective inner system and connect with the source of the anxiety—often a young, vulnerable, or shamed "part" that developed to keep you safe from perceived social threat. This work is gently paced and respects your need for safety as you learn to unhook from the endless cycle of rumination and choose to engage in your life according to your values.
26 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Dr. David Amarel
Psychologist, Ph.D.
My training & experience ranges from psychotherapy & assessment of adults, couples, & teens to counseling persons with AIDS & survivors of trauma with acute PTSD. Whether you seek to overcome a specific trauma or to break a chronic life pattern, to work toward achieving your purpose, I will meet you where you are at. For social anxiety, focusing on behavioral changes will be key.
32 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Alexander Tice
Psychologist, PsyD
Dr. Tice specializes in treating all anxiety disorders, including social anxiety, through the use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which are the most effective treatments for these issues.
8 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Christine Clark, PsyD
Psychologist, Licensed Psychologist
Anxiety can be one of the most debilitating feelings we as humans can experience. When we feel this in social situations, it can be even worse as we fear judgment from others. Social connections and support can be so valuable and through talking through one’s experiences and fears, it is possible to build the skills necessary to tackle anxiety producing situations head on. Through facing the situations, it is possible to build connection, socially, and create a strong support system that will alleviate other feelings of anxiety one may be experiencing.
2 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY (Online Only)
Dr. Ingrid Solano
Psychologist, PhD
I work with both adults and adolescents on an individual basis. Individual psychotherapy helps clients deal with particular issues, symptoms, and stressors. My goal is to provide a safe, non judgmental space for you to explore who you are, how you relate to others, and what supports you on your journey to become your best self. I lean into, listen, understand, and enhance authentic expression. Together we create a collaborative process of transformation. What that means and what that looks like is different for everyone...
I offer evidence-based therapies from a curious, nonjudgmental philosophy. No matter where you have been, evidence-based therapies focus on changing the now. I strive to help my clients experience the world mindfully, and in accordance with their personal values. Through our work in cultivating an affirming, authentic, and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship, I provide support while we collaboratively deconstruct what is causing distress in your life and preventing you from being your most effective and authentic self. Individual therapy facilitates insight and growth, becoming more effective at actualizing your values, and building more authentic relationships with yourself and with others.
While there are many forms of therapy you can pursue, my expertise is in time-limited, evidence-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies (CBT), the Unified Protocol for emotional disorders, and third wave CBT such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness based interventions. (I do have experience in, and practice, an eclectic arrangement of other modalities as well-- when applicable or specifically requested.) We explore thoughts, beliefs, and understanding, while also prioritizing behavioral processes that focus on your contexts and the functions of how you relate to your internal experiences. CBT is designed to help individuals notice and shift their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in order to get relief from painful emotions such as anxiety and sadness.
Third wave interventions also promote well-being through developing coping skills, personal values, and metacognition that complement traditional CBT interventions. I provide flexible, customizable approaches that look different with each patient. I empower my clients to discover their strength, clarity, creativity, autonomy, resilience, motivation, and confidence in meeting whatever happens next. I provide individualized tools to use in everyday decision-making that will help those changes last. With these modalities I treat individuals who are impacted by depression, anxiety, life transitions, relationship distress, burnout, divorce, loss, uncertainty, stigma, and other life experiences, diagnoses, and stressors. We explore the sources, experiences, and beliefs that impact how you relate with the world and implement change in your life. You are the expert on you, but are you your most effective and content self?
15 Years Experience
Online in Merrick, NY
Social Anxiety therapists in Merrick, New York Statistics
Social Anxiety therapists in Merrick, New York average 15 years of experience and charge around $206 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Social Anxiety (100%), Anxiety or Fears (94%), and Depression (86%).
Average years in practice
15 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$206
Gender ID
| 63% |
Female |
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| 31% |
Male |
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| 4% |
Non-Binary |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 56% |
In Person and Online |
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| 44% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Social Anxiety |
| 94% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 86% | Depression |
| 80% | Stress |
| 75% | Self Esteem |
| 70% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 64% | Loss or Grief |