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- Stress and anxiety
- Self-esteem work
- Attachment issues
About Celena
Celena Chong, LCSW-R, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in New York with 16 years in practice. She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her focus also includes abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
Celena helps people name the feelings that get in the way of daily life. Sessions center on clearer communication, rebuilding a sense of self, and practical steps to reduce anxiety and stress. She frames difficult emotions like guilt or shame as experiences to be understood rather than fixed labels.
Her approach emphasizes direct interpersonal work and steady attention to patterns that repeat in relationships. She encourages reflection on how early attachments shape current reactions and on ways to try different responses. Concrete skills and conversational work are used alongside exploring deeper relational wounds.
Celena supports people navigating major life transitions and decisions about direction and purpose. She talks through shame and isolation so clients can reconnect with self-worth and hope. The work includes practice in real-life interactions and improving comfort in social situations.
Practical steps are part of sessions. Clients can expect goal-focused conversations and strategies they can use between meetings. To begin, readers are asked to confirm current session options before booking through the site's scheduling flow.
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Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Celena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on relationships and practical skills. One common approach she uses looks at attachment patterns and how early relationships shape current reactions; this helps with abandonment concerns and ongoing trust issues. Another strand emphasizes communication skills and behavioral strategies that reduce social anxiety and improve everyday interactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will partner with the client to identify goals, try methods, and adjust based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to emphasize as sessions continue.
Confirm current session formats before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life by removing commute time and allowing easier scheduling during a workday or between other commitments. They also let clients use sessions for focused check-ins, practicing communication skills in real time, or holding longer sessions when deeper processing is needed.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, with additional focus on abandonment, attachment issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style combines direct interpersonal work and practical skill building. Conversations focus on patterns in relationships and steps to manage symptoms between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds NY LCSW-R and NJ LCSW licenses and is based in New York.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not currently accept international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site's process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988.