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 therapy experience and focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns. Her manner is warm and respectful, and she listens carefully to what matters most to each person.

Shashana emphasizes clear, goal-focused work. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to draw out each person’s own strengths and priorities. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try concrete changes that can improve mood and behavior.

Clients often come with grief, trauma, parenting strain, sleep or eating concerns, or questions about intimacy and identity. She also supports people dealing with burnout, compassion fatigue, or life transitions like midlife shifts and career changes. Addictions and substance-related struggles are part of her clinical focus as well.

Her background includes work in social services, probation settings, and opioid maintenance programs. That experience informs a practical, nonjudgmental approach aimed at real-life solutions rather than labels. Sessions emphasize honest feedback and respectful dialogue.

Shashana helps people break problems into manageable steps. She works with clients to set realistic goals and practice new skills between sessions. The result is a straightforward path toward better daily functioning and clearer choices.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's goals and experiences, with the therapist listening closely and following what matters most to the client. This approach helps people who need space to clarify values, work through identity or relationship questions, or decide on next steps.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies patterns of thinking that contribute to anxiety, depression, or unhelpful behaviors and then practices specific changes. CBT is useful for managing stress, changing routines around sleep or eating, and addressing compulsive habits tied to addictions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to choose or blend methods based on goals, preferences, and what feels most practical. That collaboration includes setting concrete goals and trying small exercises between sessions to track progress.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow a quick check-in during a lunch break. Some methods, like CBT, translate well to shorter skill-building tasks, while Client-Centered sessions can focus on open conversation and exploration.