Shannon Cruz-Herr(She/Her/Hers)

Shannon Cruz-Herr is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York with expertise in anxiety, relationships, and questions surrounding gender and sexuality. Shannon particularly specializes in helping people navigate life transitions and explore what's important to them and what they want out of life. She also enjoys helping clients work through relationship challenges. Shannon prioritizes creating an inclusive and affirming therapy space for all.

Shannon puts clients at ease and creates a space that allows them the freedom to share their most intimate thoughts. She has completed training in both psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy, as well as Attachment-Focused EMDR for reprocessing trauma, and enjoys using what she has learned to help clients gain a deeper understanding of what may be holding them back from living a well-rounded, happy life.

With a background in yoga and the arts, Shannon focuses on the mind-body connection and works with clients who may be experiencing a disconnect between their thoughts & feelings and their physical body. Her approach is grounded in mindfulness practices and psychoanalytic therapy; she believes in the power of a strong connection between client and therapist to heal painful past experiences and to help clients feel more secure in their own vulnerability and strength.