- Warm and direct approach
- Skills-focused sessions
- English and Hebrew
About Shani
Shani Ben-Dov is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Connecticut who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship pain, trauma and depression. She often supports those carrying compassion fatigue and people noticing patterns such as codependency, attachment wounds, or difficulty setting boundaries. Shani writes simply and listens closely to the real-life ways these problems show up. She aims to make sessions feel direct, warm, and practical.
Shani focuses on slowing down repeated reactions to understand what lies beneath them. She uses practical skills drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people respond differently to familiar triggers. Sessions look at thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns and build tools that fit daily life.
Her background includes work in crisis response, behavioral health, and substance use with people who experience co-occurring disorders. She has experience alongside first responders and with caregivers who face burnout and emotional exhaustion. That experience informs how she thinks about stress, overwhelm, and long-term strain.
Shani’s style is collaborative and curious rather than judgmental. She aims to help people notice what isn’t working and try small changes that make a difference. Therapy is framed as a practical process, not a test of character or willpower.
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time.
Approaches that help guide online work
Shani draws from approaches rooted in cognitive work and emotional regulation. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and help people test unhelpful beliefs that keep them stuck. These tools are useful for anxiety, worry, and mood challenges.Dialectical behavior ideas emphasize skills for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication. Those practices can help when people feel overwhelmed by emotion, repeat relationship patterns, or struggle with control and impulsive reactions.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to identify what fits a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and then tries practical strategies together. This helps tailor sessions to real-life demands rather than a fixed checklist.
Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a hectic schedule, lower travel time, and let people use brief check-ins on busy days. It also allows sessions to focus immediately on practical skills and pattern changes so work can continue between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
Connecticut
Languages
English, Hebrew
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Shani works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses related areas like codependency, attachment wounds, caregiving strain, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, collaborative, direct, and curious rather than judgmental. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and building practical skills that fit everyday life.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has three years of clinical experience and a background that includes crisis response, behavioral health, substance use and co-occurring disorders, and work alongside first responders.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English and Hebrew. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability.
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