Shakirah Ewell, LPC

Shakirah Ewell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with nine years of experience supporting women through major life changes, mood concerns, and persistent anxiety. She combines evidence-based techniques with a holistic view that honors the connection between mind, body, and spirit, helping clients build practical skills while attending to overall well-being.

Shakirah has focused experience working with women of color and members of the Sunni Muslimah community, and she often supports clients who are navigating transitions such as pregnancy and postpartum challenges, divorce or separation, blended family dynamics, and workplace stress. Her clinical work centers on approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and behavioral activation to help clients identify unhelpful patterns, develop coping strategies, and increase optimism.

Clients who choose to work with Shakirah can expect a collaborative process that emphasizes realistic, goal-oriented steps toward improved mood, relationships, parenting, career concerns, and self-worth. She specializes in working with women only and invites prospective clients to schedule a session to begin addressing stress, depression, anxiety, parenting challenges, ADHD symptoms, and other life adjustments.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and priorities, offering a supportive space where goals are set collaboratively and the therapist reflects and responds to what matters most to the client. This approach is helpful for those facing life transitions, relationship concerns, and challenges to self-esteem.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers practical tools to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms, manage stress, and improve problem solving in daily life.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT can be especially useful for managing intense emotions, navigating relationship conflicts, and improving coping during major life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Shakirah collaborates with each person to determine which methods align best with their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and access care from different locations. These formats provide flexibility and convenience while allowing therapists and licensed professionals to deliver focused, effective support.