Shaterrika Williams, LPC - Therapist in Louisiana

About Shaterrika

Shaterrika Williams is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Louisiana with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She frames clients as experts in their own lives and works alongside them to find workable steps forward.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. She listens first, then helps people identify strengths they can use right away. Sessions tend to center on practical goals.

Background and approach

Shaterrika guides discussions so parents and adults can try small changes that add up over time. She uses talk therapy that centers the person and their goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is woven in to help spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, is offered for skills around emotion regulation and managing intense stress. Many clients come for help with family problems, codependency, or major life transitions. She also has experience supporting those facing chronic illness, fertility concerns, pregnancy and childbirth issues, veteran and armed forces topics, and multicultural challenges.

When self-harm or high distress is present, she focuses on safety planning and practical coping skills. Shaterrika aims to make therapy manageable for busy lives. She helps people break big problems into concrete steps.

The focus is on usable strategies, steady progress, and building confidence to handle future challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building on a person's strengths so they can choose their own direction; it helps when someone needs support talking through family or relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and gives concrete tools for shifting unhelpful patterns, which is useful for low self-esteem, ADHD-related habits, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving stress tolerance, which can be helpful when reactions feel overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying things together, checking in, and adjusting the plan when needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy families and individuals. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone sessions suit those who prefer voice only, and live chat or text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while juggling appointments, childcare, or work schedules.

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 Shaterrika address?

She helps with relationship and family issues, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. Additional areas include chronic pain and illness, codependency, fertility concerns, and multicultural issues.

What approach does she use in sessions?

Her work is person-centered and practical. She blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and DBT skills to help clients try new ways of thinking and coping.

How long has she practiced?

She has 16 years of professional experience working in counseling roles.

Where is her practice based and what are her credentials?

She is licensed in Louisiana and holds the credential LPC with license number LA LPC 3967.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.

How are costs and getting started handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use 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 therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: Louisiana
Languages: English

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