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Shashana Carter, LICSW, LCSW-C

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Therapist. Licensed in the state of Maryland with overall 10 years of services, training and experience working in Professional settings such as the Department of Social Services, Department of Probation Adult and Juvenile services and Opioid maintenance centers. Within the last 4 years I have worked providing individual therapy and empowering client's to overcome obstacles to achieve realistic goals and to find solutions to problematic issues getting in the way of living a healthier life.
My counseling style is being a great listener, warm , compassionate, respectful, providing honest supportive communication and feedback.
I will say is this; healing can happen through deliberate and intentional work that we will do together, and by making the first steps in allowing me to work with you I will always offer a safe space to be heard, a new way to communicate and explore your truth and to move forward in a positive direction.

Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety/stress
- Grief
- Bipolar
- Trauma
- PTSD

Also experienced in
Addictions, weight loss issues, coping with life changes, couples counseling, family issues

Clinical approaches
-Psychodynamic
- Cognitive Behavioral
- Mindfulness
- Task centered
- Problem solving

Years of experience
10


Professional experience

6yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Communication problems, Eating and food-related issues, Family problems, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

MA LICSW LICSW128510

MD LCSW-C 19359

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Shashana Carter. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Simply put...Shashsana is excellent!!!

Written on Dec 18, 2024 after therapy with Shashana for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, and coping with life changes

Shashana has opened my eyes and I'm very grateful to her being my therapist.

Written on Dec 14, 2024 after therapy with Shashana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and family conflicts

Shashana is amazing! She always listens to me, and helps me look at things in an objective manner. She has made a huge difference for me. I feel like she goes above and beyond and checks in with me in between visits just to make sure I’m okay. I really appreciate that. Thank you!!

Written on Oct 30, 2024 after therapy with Shashana for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes

It has been an absolute pleasure to be able to work with Shashana.

Written on Oct 28, 2024 after therapy with Shashana for 1 year and 11 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes

My therapist encouraged me to use different techniques in dealing with my anxiety. Text messages to check in on how I am doing. Reminder to utilize techniques discussed in the session.

Written on Jul 12, 2024 after therapy with Shashana for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd

Shashana is very professional and unbiased when it comes to sharing my issues and ideas with her. Shashana is a great listener and often times counsels me instead of offering solutions to my problems, which I appreciate greatly. Over time I have grown to trust Shashana more and share more intimate issues that sometimes plague me. I have noticed a difference in my attitude and self narratives. These changes all being positive, I highly commend Shashana and her efforts to help me gain a better perspective on my life as well as treating myself better and giving me the respect I deserve.

Written on Jun 14, 2024 after therapy with Shashana for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue