Shakirah Ewell, LPC - Therapist in New Jersey

About Shakirah

Shakirah Ewell is a licensed professional counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She practices in New Jersey and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Her work centers on clear goals and practical skills parents and adults can use day to day.

She uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical skills training. Sessions look at patterns of thinking and behavior, and teach tools for coping and emotional regulation.

Background and approach

The tone is direct, calm, and collaborative. Shakirah often blends short-term goal work with strategies that support longer term change. She helps clients challenge unhelpful thoughts, build consistent routines, and develop problem-solving steps for difficult situations.

Conversations emphasize what can be tried between sessions. Many people seek her help for relationship stress, parenting concerns, career pressure, and adjustment after life changes. She also addresses postpartum mood issues, blended family tensions, financial stress, and feelings of isolation.

Her practice includes work on attention-related challenges such as ADHD. Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The approach is practical, with an eye toward tools that fit a client's daily life and responsibilities.

Those interested begin with a short matching questionnaire to find a good scheduling option.

How her approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the concerns a person brings. It creates space for clients to set their own goals while the therapist offers empathy and support to clarify priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. It teaches clear techniques to change unhelpful thinking and to build new routines, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, provides practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It is often used when intense feelings or relationship difficulties get in the way of daily life.

Choosing the right method is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist works together with each person to select approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans can be adjusted over time as progress is made.

Online therapy makes these methods easier to access. Video calls let people work face to face from home, while phone, live chat, and text messaging add flexibility for busy schedules. These options can help maintain continuity of care and fit sessions into a client’s daily routine.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shakirah address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, career worries, ADHD, and related life changes.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a practical, collaborative approach that focuses on skills and clear goals. Sessions combine talking through issues with steps to practice between meetings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience working with people on mood, anxiety, and life transition concerns.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - and practices in New Jersey with license number NJ LPC 37PC00759900.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients served?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 9 years
Licensed: New Jersey
Languages: English

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