Aricksha Wilshire , LCSW

Aricksha Wilshire is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York. She brings four years of clinical experience to counseling and offers sessions in English and Spanish. Aricksha focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and help coping with life changes.

Her style blends warmth with straightforward tools. She listens for what is most urgent and then helps people map small next steps. Sessions often include talking through emotions, building practical coping strategies, and practicing communication skills.

Aricksha pays attention to cultural background and life context. She weaves awareness of identity, family patterns, and work pressures into conversations. That helps make suggestions feel relevant to each person’s daily life.

She also addresses concerns like abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, and workplace issues. Other areas she supports include panic symptoms, social anxiety, isolation, forgiveness, and self-love.

Appointments are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. She offers evening and afternoon times to accommodate work hours and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

People who choose Aricksha can expect a respectful, culturally aware approach and clear steps to help them feel more grounded and confident.

Approaches and how online therapy fits

Aricksha uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach emphasizes identifying patterns in thoughts and behaviors, then testing small changes in day-to-day life to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. This method helps people notice what works and adjust actions accordingly.

Another approach centers on emotion-focused work where feelings are named, felt, and talked through. This helps when relationship stress, abandonment wounds, or body image concerns make it hard to trust instincts or connect with others. It supports clearer communication and better self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. Clients and therapist decide together which methods to use and how quickly to change course.

Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for full sessions and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat is handy for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These formats make it easier to fit care into busy days and to keep momentum between sessions.