Shaakira Gillette, LCSW - Therapist in Pennsylvania

About Shaakira

Shaakira Gillette is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She presents a calm, reflective approach that centers attention on how a person sees themselves and how that shows up in daily life.

Her style is practical and direct, aimed at helping someone notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Her sessions draw on mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with guided hypnotherapy and trauma-focused techniques when useful.

Background and approach

Shaakira mixes breathing and body-centered exercises with straightforward talk work. She also brings psychoeducation and simple lifestyle coaching into sessions to support sleep, eating, and overall routine changes. Clients can expect assessments that review behavioral health history and current wellness goals.

From there she helps identify core beliefs, past trauma, or habits that may be sustaining difficult symptoms. The work often includes short, homework-style practices to try between meetings so change can carry into everyday life. Shaakira has ten years of experience and holds the credential LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

She practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English. Her background includes a mix of trauma-focused care and mind-body methods aimed at building greater self-understanding and resilience. Many people come for help with grief, family concerns, or first responder stress.

She also addresses intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, self-harm, and the effects of sexual assault and abuse. Sessions are offered in several remote formats to fit different schedules.

How her approaches work in online sessions

Shaakira commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small, concrete behavior changes. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating habits. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to breathing and body sensations so reactions feel less automatic and focus improves; it can reduce emotional reactivity and support better daily routines.

She also employs hypnotherapy when appropriate to access deeper patterns of thinking and promote new ways of responding. Hypnotherapy in a session usually involves guided relaxation and imagery to help people identify underlying beliefs and practice alternative responses in a gentle way.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shaakira will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and the two of them will decide together which methods to try first. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted as needs change.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people fit therapy into busy lives, continue care from home, and use shorter or longer contacts as needed. The variety of formats supports flexible scheduling and ongoing practice between sessions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Shaakira help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, and family concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

Her work combines mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, hypnotherapy, and trauma-focused methods. Sessions mix talking, breath and body exercises, and practical homework to try between meetings.

How long has she been practicing?

She has ten years of experience working with people across a range of concerns and therapeutic approaches.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She holds the credential LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker, with licence PA LCSW CW021870, and practices in Pennsylvania.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

She meets with people by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible options.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Licensed: Pennsylvania
Languages: English

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