Shalika Eaddy-Henderson , LCSW

Shalika Eaddy-Henderson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and other life challenges. She brings a decade of clinical experience to sessions. Shalika writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person she meets.

She begins sessions by checking in about the week, the day, or even the last hour. That opening helps set a practical agenda together and guides what comes next. Clients steer the focus; Shalika adjusts session pacing and tools to fit individual needs.

Her background includes work in healthcare and community settings that exposed her to homelessness, substance use, and varied life stressors. That experience shaped her interest in helping people cope with loss, trauma, and major life changes. She draws on everyday strategies to address mood changes, panic, addictive behaviors, and difficulty concentrating.

Shalika uses familiar, evidence-informed methods such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches. She explains skills in clear language and practices them together with the person in session. That means trying short exercises, reviewing what helped, and adjusting tools over time.

She is based in North Carolina and holds a Master of Social Work in addition to earlier graduate study. Sessions are offered in English. Many people find her practical style useful when juggling work, family responsibilities, or medical concerns.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist opens sessions by checking in and then follows the client's lead to set priorities and pace. It helps when someone needs respectful, person-focused support and clearer next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions use simple experiments and skill-building to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy adds short attention exercises and breathing techniques that can reduce stress and improve focus in daily life.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through options, try different techniques, and adapt plans based on goals and what feels helpful. People often move between strategies as needs change, and the therapist supports those adjustments together with the client.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These options increase flexibility so people can keep momentum while balancing work, appointments, and family life.