Therapy That Sees All of You, Not Just Your Symptoms

Online Individual Therapy built for your culture, your story, and your healing.

Healing is Both Personal and Cultural

At SHIFT Your Journey® Mental Health Counseling, we believe that healing is both personal and cultural. We specialize in online individual therapy for Black communities andother communities of color, supporting individuals ages 13–65 across Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas. We walk alongside you through life’s hardest seasons—whether you’re facing anxiety, depression, trauma, or navigating major life transitions—to help you find clarity, strength, and renewed hope.

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Begin Your Therapy Journey in Just 3 Steps

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    1. Request An Appointment

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    2. Complete Your Paperwork

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    3. Book Your Therapy Session

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Therapy Services We Provide

We don’t try to be everything to everyone. We focus on individual therapy in four core areas.

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Individual Therapy for Anxiety

(1-on-1 therapy to quiet racing thoughts and bring ease to your mind.)

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Therapy for Trauma + PTSD

(1-on-1, evidence-based therapy to help you move beyond pain and into healing and wholeness.)

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Individual Therapy for Depression

(1-on-1 therapy to lift the weight of depression, restore energy, and renew hope. )

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Therapy for Life Transitions

(1-on-1 therapy to help you navigate change with clarity, and confidence, and resilience.)

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When Your Therapist Truly Gets You

Healing is deeper when your therapist understands your cultural roots and community experiences. At SHIFT Your Journey®, therapy isn’t just about coping; it’s about breaking cycles, building emotional wealth, and creating lasting change for you and generations to come.

SEE WHY CULTURE IS IMPORTANT IN THERAPY

You've Talked About It.

You've Prayed About It. You've Pushed Through It. Some Wounds Need More.

Now Offering Culturally-Rooted EMDR Therapy at SHIFT Your Journey®

Anxiety that won't quit. Trauma stored in your body. Grief that hasn't moved. The weight of generational wounds that standard therapy keeps circling but never fully reaches. The memories still surface. The weight still follows you into rooms it has no business being in.

That's not failure. That's not weakness. That's what happens when pain lives deeper than words can reach.

EMDR therapy was designed for exactly this. And at SHIFT Your Journey®, we deliver it the way everything else we do is delivered — through a lens that honors your culture, your story, and the full weight of what you've been carrying.

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Your wellness journey doesn't stop because of one mismatch. We have a community of therapists dedicated to truly seeing you. If your first match isn't the right fit, your Client Care team will help you find one who is — every step of the way.

SHIFT Your Journey® Therapeutic Fit™

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Meet Our Culturally-Rooted Therapists

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    Ively Abreu, MHC-LP

    BILINGUAL THERAPIST
    Therapy in English & Spanish Culturally Responsive • Trauma-Informed

    Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Postpartum, and Women’s Wellness

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    Aliya Howard, MHC-LP

    CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE THERAPIST
    Culturally Responsive • Somatic • Mindfulness-Based • Person-Centered

    Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Identity, and Personal Growth

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    Kristy Paz, LMHC, LPC

    BILINGUAL THERAPIST
    Therapy in Spanish & English Person-Centered • CBT

    Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, and Life Transitions

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    Charlson Joseph, MHC-LP

    BILINGUAL THERAPIST
    Therapy in English & Haitian Creole EMDR • CBT • Polyvagal Therapy

    Specialties: Trauma, Grief, Racial Identity and ADHD

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • At SHIFT Your Journey®, we offer online individual therapy that goes beyond symptom management — we help you heal at the root. Our services are designed for people who want a therapist who actually gets their world, not just their diagnosis.

    We specialize in:

    • Anxiety Therapy — for when your mind won't slow down and your body is carrying what your words can't say

    • Depression Therapy — for when the weight feels too heavy and you need more than "just think positive"

    • Trauma & PTSD Therapy — evidence-based, culturally grounded healing for what life and systems have put you through

    • Therapy for Life Transitions — for career shifts, relationship changes, identity questions, and every in-between season

    • Therapy for Black Communities & Communities of Color — because your healing deserves to happen in a space that honors your full humanity

  • Yes — and it's the only way we work. Every session at SHIFT Your Journey® is delivered 100% online, and that's not a limitation. It's intentional.

    Virtual therapy means you can access culturally rooted, evidence-based mental health care from wherever you are — your home, your car, your lunch break — no waiting rooms, no commutes, no spaces that weren't built for you.

    We are licensed to provide online therapy statewide in:

    • New York (NY) — serving clients across all five boroughs, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, upstate New York, and beyond

    • New Jersey (NJ) — serving clients statewide, from North Jersey to South Jersey

    • Connecticut (CT) — serving clients throughout the entire state

    • Florida (FL) — serving clients statewide, from South Florida to the Panhandle

    • Massachusetts (MA) — serving clients throughout the Commonwealth

    • Pennsylvania (PA) — serving clients statewide, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh

    • Texas (TX) — serving clients across all of Texas

    Wherever you are in these states — urban, suburban, or rural — you are within reach of therapy that was built for you.

    All you need is a private space and a phone, tablet, or computer. Sessions are conducted through a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform.

    Session hours: Monday–Friday 9 AM–8 PM | Saturday 9 AM–6 PM (EST)

    Begin your journey: shiftyourjourney.com/request-an-appointment Call or text: 914-221-3200 | Email: Hello@shiftyourjourney.com

  • From first contact you’ll feel the difference: a warm, responsive Client Care team manages details so you can focus on yourself. Work virtually with a licensed therapist who understands your background, experiences, and cultural pressures. Therapy at SHIFT sees all of you, not just symptoms.

    We use evidence-based methods (CBT, EMDR, polyvagal-informed care) delivered through a cultural lens so treatment fits your context. We are culturally rooted—therapists who live your culture, not just know it—so you don’t have to explain code-switching or generational trauma.

    Our Therapeutic Fit™ matches you to the right therapist based on clinical needs, culture, and goals; we keep matching until it’s right. We focus on generational healing—change that becomes your family and community’s legacy.

  • SHIFT Your Journey® accepts many insurance plans and also offers self-pay options.

    • Insurance: We work with several major insurance providers. Visit our Insurance & Coverage page to check your benefits.

    • Self-pay: Transparent rates are available — ask our Client Care team for details when you request your appointment.

    • No Surprises Act: We comply with federal good faith estimate requirements. Learn more.

    Our goal is to remove the guesswork. Reach out and we'll walk you through your options before your first session.

  • We don't assign — we match. And that distinction matters.

    Most practices hand you whoever has an opening. At SHIFT Your Journey®, we use our Therapeutic Fit™ process — an intentional matching approach that considers your clinical needs, your cultural background, your lived experiences, and your therapeutic goals before a single session is scheduled.

    Why? Because research is clear: the therapeutic relationship is one of the strongest predictors of outcomes in therapy. A mismatch doesn't just feel uncomfortable — it can actually slow your healing. You deserve a therapist who sees you fully, not just someone who was available.

    And if the first match isn't right? We don't send you back to square one. Our Client Care team stays with you until the fit is right — no restarting your story, no starting over from scratch.

  • SHIFT Your Journey® specializes in online individual therapy for teens and adults ages 13–65 across CT, FL, MA, NJ, NY, PA, and TX. We focus on four core areas where culturally rooted care makes the most difference:

    • Anxiety Therapy — for the racing thoughts, the hypervigilance, the pressure of holding everything together

    • Depression Therapy — for the heaviness that rest alone can't fix

    • Trauma & PTSD Therapy — evidence-based treatment, including EMDR, for what life, loss, and systems have put you through

    • Therapy for Life Transitions — for career pivots, identity shifts, relationship changes, and every season of becoming

    We also offer dedicated Therapy for Black Communities and Communities of Color — because healing looks different when your therapist understands the specific weight of your world.

    If you've been waiting for a practice that was actually built for you — this is it.

Hear What Our Clients Are Saying

“Her expertise as a therapist shines through in every interaction. She is skilled at identifying underlying patterns, helping me develop healthier coping strategies, and empowering me to approach challenges with confidence and resilience.”

— SYJ Client

“ From the very first session, she created a safe, welcoming space that made it easy to share openly and without judgment. Her ability to balance professionalism with genuine warmth is exceptional, and it allows her clients to feel both deeply supported and meaningfully challenged.”

— SYJ Client

“My therapist is exceptional. The words in the dictionary don't even amount to how tremendous his impact has been on me. God himself blessed me with an amazing therapist. I am very thankful. My life has changed and is still changing because of his support."

— SYJ Client