About Shakirah
Shakirah Ewell is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey. She brings nine years of clinical experience to her work and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her approach aims to be practical and down-to-earth for someone juggling many demands.
In sessions she uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and to build concrete coping skills.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered and solution-focused techniques to keep therapy goal-oriented and collaborative. Conversations often include planning small, achievable steps between appointments. Shakirah pays attention to how daily routines, relationships, and money worries affect mood and functioning.
She has experience with postpartum depression, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and workplace challenges. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting pressures, isolation, and concerns related to attention and focus. Sessions are offered in English and can take place via video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Shakirah aims to match the format and pace to the person's needs, whether that's shorter check-ins by text or longer video sessions for deeper work. Her style is warm and straightforward. People can expect a focus on problem-solving, clearer thinking, and small practical changes that fit daily life.
To begin, a short questionnaire and scheduling step get therapy started.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their priorities rather than a fixed agenda.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practicing different responses to reduce anxiety or low mood.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. These tools are useful when strong emotions, relationship conflicts, or overwhelming stress get in the way of daily life.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit the person's situation. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when internet is limited, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging can fit short updates between sessions. These options make it easier to use therapy in a practical, day-to-day way.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English