Shakiya Harrison , LCSW

Shakiya Harrison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of practice. She brings a down-to-earth style to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addiction, and identity concerns. She works with adults facing relationship strain, grief, life changes, parenting challenges, and health-related stress. Shakiya draws on practical therapies like cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance and commitment strategies. She uses mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing to help people notice patterns, set clear goals, and try different behaviors. Sessions aim to build skills for coping with anger, sleep problems, and attention difficulties. Her background includes extensive work with people facing medical and long-term health challenges, grief, trauma, and substance use concerns. She has experience helping those navigating chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life challenges. That experience shapes a calm, steady approach when situations feel overwhelming. Shakiya prefers to learn about each person's everyday life before suggesting next steps. She focuses on small, achievable changes and practical skill-building rather than jargon. Sessions move at a pace that fits the person's needs and readiness. She provides therapy in English from Virginia and accepts international clients. Work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. People looking to begin fill out a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clearer about their values and take small steps toward a meaningful life even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with chronic health concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleeping or eating problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that support stress reduction and better emotion regulation. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, daily routines, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they will try methods that fit the person’s needs and adjust the plan as progress is made. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter conversation is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, homework, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to try different ways of connecting until the best fit is found.