I am licensed in Tennessee with 17 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, relationship issues, coping with grief and loss, & anger management. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Attachment issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Systemic Therapy
TN LPC 3841
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She’s helping thoughtful and listens to what my concerns are. 10/10 I highly recommend Ms.Shakira to anyone who wants to change or needs help
Written on Dec 24, 2025 after therapy with Shakira for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes
Absolutely recommend shakira she is very helpful with any issues you may be dealing and very friendly always checking in even when you aren't in a live sessions with her she has helped me a lot through my struggle I honesty couldn't find a better therapist than shakira
Written on Dec 15, 2025 after therapy with Shakira for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Awesome
Written on Nov 25, 2025 after therapy with Shakira for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem
She’s great and she listens to comprehend!
Written on Sep 16, 2025 after therapy with Shakira for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder