Licensed Therapist in Connecticut & New York | Telehealth Therapy for Children, Preteens, Teens, Young Adults, Adults & Families

A Calm Space. A Genuine Connection. Someone Who Gets It.
Finding the right therapist can make a meaningful difference—especially for children, teenagers, and young adults who may have difficulty putting their emotions into words.

Ja’Liza Michaux, LMSW, is licensed in Connecticut and New York and provides online therapy through telehealth to clients throughout both states. She works with children, preteens, teenagers, young adults, adults, and families who may be experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, family conflict, trauma, grief, relationship concerns, and major life transitions.

For many children and teenagers, opening up to someone new can feel difficult. Ja’Liza understands that trust cannot be forced—it develops through consistency, patience, safety, and genuine connection.

With her calm presence, youthful energy, and natural warmth, Ja’Liza creates a supportive online therapy environment where clients can gradually become comfortable expressing themselves and exploring what they are experiencing.

She especially enjoys working with children, preteens, and teenagers, helping them identify, understand, and communicate emotions they may not yet know how to explain.

For parents, this means working with a therapist who looks beyond behavior and asks an important question:

What might this child be trying to communicate through their behavior?

Ja’Liza helps young clients explore their emotions, relationships, experiences, thought patterns, coping responses, and family dynamics. She also helps parents gain a better understanding of their child’s emotional needs and identify healthier ways to support communication, connection, and emotional regulation at home.

Therapy for Children and Teens in Connecticut & New York

Children and teenagers experience stress differently than adults. Changes at school, friendships, family relationships, identity development, social pressures, academic expectations, and emotional changes can sometimes become difficult to manage alone.

Through telehealth therapy in Connecticut and New York, Ja’Liza supports children and teens experiencing concerns such as:

• Anxiety and excessive worry
• Depression and sadness
• Low self-esteem
• Difficulty expressing emotions
• Friendship and peer concerns
• Family conflict
• Emotional overwhelm
• School-related stress
• Identity development
• Life transitions
• Trauma and difficult life experiences
• Challenges with coping and emotional regulation

Her approach is compassionate, collaborative, and tailored to the developmental needs of each client.

Looking Beyond the Surface

Ja’Liza primarily incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into her clinical work. CBT helps clients understand the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Together, Ja’Liza and her clients identify unhelpful patterns, develop healthier coping strategies, strengthen emotional awareness, and practice more effective ways of responding to difficult situations.

Her work is also informed by psychodynamic and psychoanalytic perspectives, allowing clients to explore deeper emotional patterns, past experiences, relationships, attachment experiences, and recurring themes that may influence how they see themselves and interact with others.

Rather than focusing only on symptoms, Ja’Liza helps clients understand what may be happening beneath the surface.

Telehealth Therapy for Young Adults and Adults in CT & NY

Transitioning into adulthood can bring significant change. College, career decisions, relationships, independence, family expectations, identity, and uncertainty about the future can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Ja’Liza provides online therapy for young adults and adults throughout Connecticut and New York, helping clients navigate concerns including:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Trauma
• Grief and loss
• Low self-esteem
• Relationship challenges
• Family concerns
• Career stress
• Life transitions
• Mood concerns
• Domestic violence
• Emotional overwhelm
• Identity development
• Stress related to major life changes

Her goal is to help clients develop a better understanding of themselves while building practical tools they can use outside of therapy.

Family Therapy and Support

Family relationships can be deeply meaningful while also becoming complicated.

Ja’Liza works with families experiencing communication difficulties, emotional disconnection, conflict, changing family roles, parenting concerns, and other relationship challenges.

Through therapy, family members can work toward improving communication, increasing understanding, identifying unhealthy patterns, and strengthening their ability to respond to one another with greater awareness and compassion.

An Affirming and Inclusive Approach to Therapy

Ja’Liza is committed to creating a therapy environment where clients feel respected, heard, and valued.

She welcomes individuals from diverse racial, cultural, gender, and LGBTQ+ identities and approaches each person’s experiences with curiosity, compassion, cultural awareness, and respect.

Therapy should be a place where clients can explore who they are without feeling pressured to fit into someone else’s expectations.

“This Too Shall Pass.”
When life feels overwhelming, Ja’Liza often reminds clients:

“This too shall pass. You survived your worst 24 hours.”

This message reflects the heart of her therapeutic approach.

Difficult experiences can sometimes feel permanent while we are living through them, but they do not define an entire life story.

Ja’Liza helps clients understand their emotions, recognize their resilience, strengthen coping skills, identify patterns that may be holding them back, and take meaningful steps toward healing.

Together, clients can begin moving from:

“I can’t handle this.”

to a greater sense of:

“I understand what I am feeling, I have tools to manage it, and I can move forward.”

A Little About Ja’Liza

Outside of the therapy room, Ja’Liza is spiritually grounded and drawn to experiences that encourage connection, reflection, and balance.

She enjoys astrology, reading, hiking, nature, and earthy spaces. Her grounded and naturally curious personality also influences the way she approaches therapy—with warmth, openness, patience, and genuine interest in each client’s story.

Whether she is working with a child who needs time to feel comfortable, a teenager who feels misunderstood, a young adult trying to find their direction, an adult navigating emotional challenges, or a family working to reconnect, Ja’Liza provides a supportive space where clients do not need to have everything figured out before beginning therapy.

You have already survived incredibly difficult days. Let’s work together on what comes next.

Online Therapy in Connecticut and New York

Ja’Liza Michaux, LMSW, provides telehealth therapy through SMPsychotherapy & Counseling Services for clients located throughout Connecticut and New York.

If you are searching for an online therapist in Connecticut or New York, a child therapist, teen therapist, young adult therapist, or support for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, family conflict, or life transitions, Ja’Liza may be able to help.

SMPsychotherapy & Counseling Services is accepting new clients for telehealth therapy in Connecticut and New York.