Shamika Scott-Carson, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About Shamika

Shamika Scott-Carson is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 22 years of experience to her work. She uses a client-centered approach that focuses on each person’s needs. She aims to make sessions practical and straightforward so people can find relief and move forward.

Shamika helps with stress and anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting concerns, anger, and issues tied to ADHD. She also addresses relationship and family matters, career changes, low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and young adult challenges.

Background and approach

She works with communication problems, codependency, and substance use concerns as well. Her sessions often draw on cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas. That means she helps people notice thinking patterns, build coping skills, practice present-moment awareness, and set small, realistic goals.

The work is practical and skill-based, with attention to what the person needs right now. Shamika practices in South Carolina and conducts sessions in English. She aims to make therapy a step-by-step process, listening first and then suggesting strategies that fit each person’s situation.

Her style is warm and direct, focused on helping people learn tools they can use between sessions. To begin, she guides clients into a plan that matches their priorities. That might include short-term problem solving or longer work on patterns that keep coming up.

The goal is steady progress rather than instant fixes.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Shamika frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills, which can help with overwhelming feelings and patterns like anger or self-destructive behaviors.

She also brings mindfulness and motivational interviewing into sessions to support awareness and readiness for change. Mindfulness practices help people stay present and reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing focuses on a person’s own reasons for change and helps build motivation in a respectful way. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - she listens to goals and preferences and then tailors methods together with the client.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. These formats allow people to work from home or other places and fit sessions into busy schedules. The different options also let clients pick what feels most comfortable, whether that is talking live on video, checking in by text, or having focused phone conversations.

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 concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting, anger, ADHD, and related issues like communication problems and codependency.

What is her therapy style and approach?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She combines cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas to build skills and solve problems.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 22 years of professional experience providing counseling and mental health services.

Where is she based and what are her credentials?

She is licensed in South Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor with the credential SC LPC 5185.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How do I start a therapy process?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

ADHD
Anger management
Career difficulties
Codependency
Communication problems
Coping with life changes
Depression
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family conflicts
Parenting issues
Post-traumatic stress
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 22 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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