Shanta earned her Master’s in Social Work in 2019 from Dominican University in Illinois. She is currently working towards her License Clinical Social Work license and is currently under supervision. Her upbringing and career have always focused on her passion for working with children and families. Shanta has worked with foster care children for over 10 years. She is also a current military spouse so she understands the work it takes to work through deployment and hard it can be on the family and children. Her work includes conducting home studies, daily support, assisting clients with family reunification, support, and counseling. She worked as a Behavioral Health Therapist for a recovery center to assist the community with a mass trauma in Virginia. Her work includes assessments, treatment plans, counseling and using CBT, DBT and Solution focus modalities. She is currently a Medical Social Worker here in Virginia and her work involves assessments and discharge planning. She works in an interdisciplinary team and with the patient and their family.

As a Licensed Mental Health Clinician, I have a passion for working with children, teens, and young adults to support with changing the trajectory of their lives. I provide a client centered approach that is compassionate in a judgement free zone that empowers you to meet your full potential. Through this process, I will guide and support you to achieve optimal wellness. I am well emersed in the field with experience of providing mental health services to youth and adults who are seeking to improve their mental well-being. I am very diverse and flexible and work with many individuals from various backgrounds.  I look forward to assisting you to navigate and take control of your life experiences.

My goal as a therapist is to help you find what makes you happy and to help you move towards healing . Whether you're looking to improve your relationship(s), career, or manage life's challenges; having someone to help you on your journey is what I'm here for. I believe each client and their background is unique and deserves a tailored approach. With counseling you will be able to heal from pain, and reclaim your life. During this time, I provide Telehealth Video Therapy, for evaluation appointments and follow up appointments. So, let's start your journey today!

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I provide recovery through mindfulness, acceptance & commitment therapies. I value the therapeutic process where real change is encouraged to happen. I provide a safe/judgement free environment while fostering a relationship anchored in compassion, empathy, trust & respect. I work with all types of individuals of all ages who are dealing with life challenges.

I use an integrative, multi-disciplinary approach that includes being solution focused & person-centered to best help my clients meet their goals. Mental health services should be individualized & truly speak to each person's, couple's, family's preference & needs. I work with my clients closely to meet them where they are and guide them to their goals.

Healing the mind one step at a time. Battling life alone leads us to making decisions that put us further into a rut or spiraling downward. Let's look at you from within to find your strength again. Let's rebuild together so you can find hope again.

I have worked with those dealing with stress, anger, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and trauma for the past 20 years. I have experience working with children, teenagers, adults, and families. My approach to therapy focuses on empowering you using treatment practices in cognitive behavior, solution focused and family systems therapy. 

I aim to provide a safe, respectful, trusted, and judgement free zone that promotes growth. I genuinely want you to see yourself in a better place than you are in right now. Allow me to join you on your journey to healing.

"I believe one of the bravest things you can do is begin to understand your own story."

I took that step to share my experiences and I conquered my greatest fears. Being able to trust is a big step, but accomplishing fears and standing in success is a leap. How would you like to take that journey with me to rebuild, uplift, get over, move through, start over, and reach for your internal goals to be a better "YOU"? Take a chance to believe in yourself that things will get and be better. I'm open, reachable, optimistic, kindhearted and ready to help towards your journey of healing. Here's where to start….

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One of the hardest things in life is letting go. We all have faced guilt, love, loss, anger, or betrayal. Change is never easy. Life is too short to be miserable, hold grudges or have regrets. My goal is for you to be free of emotional pain, able to deal with life on life's terms, and to find purpose in your work, family, friends and spirituality.
 

Over 12 yrs as a clinician, therapist and a substance abuse counselor, I have helped individuals, children, couples, and families individually and in a group setting find healing, forgiveness, and understanding in their distressed situations. In addition, I have trained other clinicians and provided groups to clinicians that are on the same journey.