Shashana Carter, LCSW-C, LICSW

Shashana Carter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Maryland and Massachusetts. She brings six years of direct therapy experience focused on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship struggles. Her style is warm and listening-first, and she aims to help clients set realistic goals and take practical steps forward.

Shashana draws on client-centered and cognitive behavioral methods to guide conversations and plan small, useful changes. Sessions often center on identifying what is getting in the way, trying new ways of coping, and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also supports people dealing with grief, addiction, intimacy problems, parenting strain, and challenges around identity and discrimination.

Her background includes work in social services, probation settings, and opioid maintenance programs. That experience shaped how she approaches safety, structure, and practical problem solving. She emphasizes clear, honest feedback while keeping the work collaborative and respectful.

Shashana helps clients navigate complex life changes, build self-esteem, and manage symptoms of bipolar disorder, obsessive patterns, and seasonal affective changes. She also addresses family communication problems, blended-family dynamics, and issues like body image and isolation.

Therapy begins with listening and mapping a plan together. Clients can expect a mix of supportive conversation and goal-focused strategies aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and relationships. Shashana practices in Maryland and conducts sessions in English.

How client-centered and CBT work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client’s lead. The therapist reflects what she hears, asks questions, and helps people find their own solutions, which can be helpful for relationship issues, grief, and self-esteem concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide whether client-centered conversation, CBT strategies, or a mix makes the most sense. Goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs guide that choice.

Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy schedules and keeps progress steady. Please confirm which session formats this therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to attend from a place with fewer distractions, choose shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time so sessions fit around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit the way you meet, and sessions still focus on practical skills and steady steps forward.