Shakina Gordon
Calm, practical support for family and relationship challenges
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed in
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Shakina
Shakina Gordon is a licensed professional counselor with eight years of work in Connecticut. She helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, family conflict, trauma or abuse, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Shakina makes the first steps feel manageable and affirms the courage it takes to begin. In sessions she listens carefully and adjusts conversation and plans to fit each person’s situation.
Background and approach
She focuses on practical ways to improve relationships and family dynamics. For trauma and abuse she works at a pace the client can tolerate and concentrates on safety and coping skills. Shakina supports building confidence and motivation through small, achievable steps.
She helps clients practice new ways of thinking and acting that can reduce shame and increase agency in daily life. These changes often start with clearer communication and realistic goals. Her approach is collaborative; she and the client set goals together and review progress regularly.
Plans are tailored rather than one-size-fits-all. If a particular technique isn’t helpful, she adjusts course. Shakina works in Connecticut and conducts sessions in English.
She aims to make therapy straightforward and focused on what matters most to the client. Taking this step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that effort while helping people move forward.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Shakina uses evidence-based techniques that focus on safety, coping, and improving communication. One common approach she applies centers on building practical coping skills to manage stress and trauma reactions; this involves learning simple tools to handle upsetting thoughts and feelings in daily life. Another frequent emphasis is improving relationship and family interactions through clearer communication and setting realistic boundaries, which helps reduce conflict and misunderstandings.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss options with each person and decide together which techniques best match their needs, goals, and comfort level. If a method doesn’t fit, she adjusts the plan and tries alternative strategies until the client feels it’s helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work together, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to continue care when attending in-person visits is difficult. The format supports regular check-ins, skill practice, and step-by-step progress from home or another convenient location.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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