About Shakiya
Shakiya Harrison is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia. She brings ten years of experience helping people cope with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addiction, grief, and ADHD. She uses straightforward, practical methods and talks with each person to set clear goals and small steps forward.
She works in a warm, nonjudgmental way and listens for what matters most to the client. Sessions focus on real problems like sleep disruption, work stress, relationship strain, parenting challenges, or managing mood swings.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, with attention to both immediate needs and longer-term change. Her background includes work with people facing medical and end-of-life stress, chronic illness, trauma, and substance use concerns. That experience informs how she helps when health problems or caregiving duties make daily life harder.
She also supports people navigating identity questions, including LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns. Clinically she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Those approaches guide practical skills work, values-based planning, and building better coping habits one step at a time.
Shakiya offers flexible session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. She works with English-speaking clients in Virginia and accepts international clients for online work. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take small actions that align with what matters to them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related overwhelm, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. It is often used for mood, anxiety, sleep, and coping with stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, giving people space to lead sessions while the therapist reflects and supports their goals.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss these methods during early sessions and help decide which fits the client’s goals and preferences. That collaboration means strategies are adjusted over time, combining skill practice, values work, and mindful awareness as needed.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins, brief exercises, and flexible support between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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