About Shanda
Shanda Owens, MD, LCSW-C offers steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, and ADHD. She writes plainly and listens closely to help people feel understood and move toward clearer daily routines and calmer thinking. She has 19 years of clinical experience in Maryland and combines medical and social work perspectives.
That mix helps her address mood concerns, post-traumatic stress, and the practical fallout of impulsivity or workplace pressures.
Background and approach
She is also comfortable supporting people who identify as LGBT and women’s mental health concerns. Her sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on skills that can be used between appointments. She works on communication skills, building self-love, and practical steps for handling anxiety or social fears.
For ADHD she focuses on managing impulsivity and creating routines that fit each person’s life. Shanda emphasizes trauma-informed care that respects each person’s history. She helps people talk through difficult memories and reduce the ways past events interrupt daily life.
She also helps caregivers who feel overwhelmed and people wrestling with life purpose or motivation. People who choose her can expect straightforward language and concrete tools. She guides short-term strategies and longer-term reflection depending on what each person needs.
Sessions are offered in English and take place through a mix of remote formats to suit different schedules.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Shanda draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and trauma awareness. One approach she uses emphasizes building coping strategies for anxiety and ADHD-related challenges, such as creating routines, planning tasks, and reducing impulsive responses. These tools aim to make day-to-day life feel more manageable and predictable for people who struggle with attention and stress.Another common element in her work is trauma-informed care. This involves paced, respectful conversations about painful experiences, paired with grounding and emotion-regulation skills to reduce how much past events disrupt current life. This approach helps people rebuild a sense of safety and control over their reactions.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. She works with each person to test techniques, adjust what isn’t working, and prioritize goals that matter most. Together they decide which methods to keep using and which to modify as progress unfolds.
Online therapy here uses several formats to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face work for skill practice and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, homework reminders, or quick problem-solving between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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