- Stress and anxiety
- Guilt and shame
- Attachment issues
About Celena
Celena Chong is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York with 16 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Her practice also focuses on guilt and shame, attachment wounds, abandonment, social anxiety, and loneliness.
Celena helps people talk through what feels stuck. She listens for how past relationships or losses influence current behavior. Sessions often focus on practical steps to improve communication and rebuild a sense of self after relational ruptures.
She supports people who want clearer life purpose or steadier self-regard. That may involve noticing patterns tied to abandonment or attachment and trying different ways of relating. She uses evidence-based techniques to help people test new behaviors and see what changes.
Her approach is conversational and goal-oriented. Conversations explore specific moments of guilt or shame, the thoughts that follow, and small experiments to shift those patterns. She pays attention to everyday routines that shape mood and confidence.
Celena encourages gradual change and repeated practice. Work in therapy can include rehearsing difficult conversations, setting boundaries, and developing self-directed strategies for coping with anxiety. She asks practical questions and supports clients in making measurable adjustments to daily life.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Celena uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change how they respond to painful emotions. One common approach focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and beliefs that fuel anxiety and shame; it helps people spot patterns and try new responses in daily life. Another approach attends to attachment and relationship patterns, looking at how past losses or abandonment shape current reactions and communication, and practicing different ways of relating to others.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to figure out what fits their goals and preferences, adjusting methods over time based on what helps in practice. Clients and therapist decide together on tasks, experiments, and pacing.
Confirm the session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be held. Many people find online sessions useful because they fit into work days, remove travel time, and let them keep therapy consistent during life changes. Online work can make it easier to try new skills between sessions and check progress in real life without needing to rearrange large parts of a schedule.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, and coping with life changes, and also focuses on guilt and shame, attachment wounds, and loneliness.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She talks through the specific moments and beliefs that keep guilt or shame active, and uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving.
What is her background and experience?
She holds 16 years of clinical experience working with adults on relational and emotional concerns.
What credentials and location does she list?
She is listed as LCSW-R and LCSW, practicing in New York.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.