Shashana Carter, LCSW-C, LICSW

Shashana Carter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licenses in Maryland and Massachusetts. She brings six years of direct clinical experience focused on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, relationships, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and person-centered, and she aims to make therapy understandable and practical for busy lives.

She listens closely and offers straightforward feedback. Sessions focus on identifying obstacles and building steps toward realistic goals. She works collaboratively to improve communication, coping, and daily routines that get in the way of feeling better.

Shashana uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, empathic space where people can talk through what matters most. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and practice new behaviors that reduce anxiety, depressive symptoms, and compulsive patterns.

Her background includes work in social services, probation settings, and opioid maintenance programs. That experience informs a practical style that values clear plans and measurable progress when appropriate. She also has experience addressing grief, trauma, addictions, intimacy issues, and concerns around identity and discrimination.

People often seek her help for issues like parenting strain, eating and sleeping difficulties, relationship conflict, and career stress. She supports those facing midlife transitions, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and complex mood concerns. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.

How her approaches guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, listening-first space where the person leads the conversation and a therapist reflects understanding and supports self-directed change. This approach helps when people need to feel heard, clarify their values, and build confidence to make changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. It uses practical exercises and clear steps to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, address compulsive patterns, and improve daily routines related to sleep, eating, or stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. This can mean combining listening-based support with CBT skill building to match what the client wants to change.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and remove the time spent traveling. It also allows people to use hands-on or written CBT exercises between meetings and to move at a pace that suits their daily routine.