About Shalawn
Shalawn Childs uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She holds MD and LCPC credentials and practices in Maryland. She speaks English and American Sign Language and brings three years of hands-on experience to sessions.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. She believes clients know their own stories and have strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
The aim is practical change that fits each person’s life. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, substance use, issues related to sexual orientation, and responses to trauma and abuse. She also works with people facing chronic pain, illness, or disability, and those dealing with discrimination or multicultural stressors.
First responder issues and hearing-impaired clients are additional areas of focus. Shalawn uses methods grounded in research to help people develop coping skills, manage emotions, and reduce harmful behaviors. She adapts her approach to the needs presented in session and prioritizes strategies that are easy to use day to day.
Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. People who live outside the United States are not accepted at this time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and appointments are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
Shalawn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that emphasize practical skills. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and managing anxiety through step-by-step practices that can be used between sessions; this helps people reduce immediate distress and learn new habits over time. Another approach targets behaviors tied to substance use and addiction by breaking problems into manageable goals and creating clear, measurable plans for change.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. The therapist adapts techniques as progress is made and checks in regularly to make sure the plan still fits the client’s life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow visual connection for deeper conversation, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice, and flexible communication between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to match the format to what works best for daily life.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Hearing impaired
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English, American Sign Language