Dr. Sharifa Armorer, LCSW-R

New York · 26 years in practice

Dr. Sharifa Armorer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns.

License and registration

LCSW-R, New York: 072473 · expires April 2026
NPI: 1760696819 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Sharifa

Dr. Sharifa Armorer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R) based in New York who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with grief, intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, low self-esteem, and questions about life purpose.

Her approach blends practical therapy with attention to emotional experience. She favors Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and shift difficult emotional patterns. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are also part of her work to help clients bring immediate, usable changes into daily life.

Background and approach

Motivational Interviewing and trauma-focused methods inform how she approaches lingering trauma and moments of stuckness. Across sessions she aims to be warm and direct. Conversations identify the next small step and focus on goals the person names.

She describes her work as collaborative - the person and she decide what matters most and try approaches that fit their life. Dr. Armorer has more than 26 years of clinical experience.

She brings a range of tools from clinical social work alongside broader holistic practices mentioned in her original biography. That mix is used selectively, based on what each person needs. Sessions may look different depending on the issue - short goal-focused check-ins, deeper emotion-focused conversations, or mindfulness practice mixed with problem-solving.

The emphasis remains on clear steps and emotional connection to help people move forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sharifa lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Impulsivity
Life purpose
Self-love
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Sharifa names

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Online support

Emotion and Practical Steps in Online Therapy

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and work with strong feelings that keep them stuck. It focuses on identifying patterns in emotional reactions and shaping new, healthier responses for relationships and self-understanding. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, and stress. Motivational Interviewing uses gentle, guided conversation to help people find what matters most and strengthen their own reasons for change, which is often helpful for addictions and motivation-related issues.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client talk about goals, try a few methods, and adjust based on what helps most. This collaborative process means the plan can change as needs and preferences become clearer.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a break with lower bandwidth needs, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports short updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when in-person visits are not practical.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, relationship and family issues, intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career questions, and related areas such as emptiness and life purpose.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, direct, and collaborative. Sessions focus on goals the person sets and on practical steps alongside attention to emotional experience.

What is her professional background?

She holds a Doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy and has 26 years of clinical experience working in mental health settings and with individual clients, according to her biography.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is listed as LCSW-R and practices in New York.

Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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