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Shashana Carter, LCSW-C, LICSW

Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression
Video Phone Live Chat Messaging

About me

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker/Therapist. Licensed in the state of Maryland with overall 10 years of services, training and experience working in Professional settings such as the Department of Social Services, Department of Probation Adult and Juvenile services and Opioid maintenance centers. Within the last 4 years I have worked providing individual therapy and empowering client's to overcome obstacles to achieve realistic goals and to find solutions to problematic issues getting in the way of living a healthier life.
My counseling style is being a great listener, warm , compassionate, respectful, providing honest supportive communication and feedback.
I will say is this; healing can happen through deliberate and intentional work that we will do together, and by making the first steps in allowing me to work with you I will always offer a safe space to be heard, a new way to communicate and explore your truth and to move forward in a positive direction.

Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety/stress
- Grief
- Bipolar
- Trauma
- PTSD

Also experienced in
Addictions, weight loss issues, coping with life changes, couples counseling, family issues

Clinical approaches
-Psychodynamic
- Cognitive Behavioral
- Mindfulness
- Task centered
- Problem solving

Years of experience
10


Professional experience

6 yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Addictions Relationships Family conflicts Depression

Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Communication problems, Eating and food-related issues, Family problems, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

MD LCSW-C 19359

MA LICSW LICSW128510

Reviews

These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Shashana Carter. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.

Ms. Carter is a good listener she's intuitive. She gives good advice and she supportive and she checks in on me. I would recommend her to family and friends.

Written on Oct 13, 2025 after therapy with Shashana for 2 years and 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

Shashana Carter is a great therapist. She makes you feel at ease and really listens and understands what you are talking about. I enjoy our sessions because she just has a very calm and pleasant demeanor.

Written on Oct 04, 2025 after therapy with Shashana for 2 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd

Shashana has been great. Our first chat went well. She’s focused on the things I’ve talked about, she has great advice that I have applied to daily life as much as I can. She responds in a timely manner and I appreciate her for that.

Written on Sep 23, 2025 after therapy with Shashana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd

I have been doing Therapy for almost a month now, and Shashana is my first therapist, she has been doing amazing, I highly recommend her, he has been so awesome with me and very professional, she goes out of her ways to check on me, and makes sure she makes slots available that works with my schedule, her experience and expertise are great and her ability to help makes me feel comfortable and confident. Looking forward to seeing more of this journey with Shashana

Written on Sep 04, 2025 after therapy with Shashana for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, and adhd

I appreciate her keeping me accountable to the activities we plan

Written on Jul 31, 2025 after therapy with Shashana for 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues

My first appointment was really refreshing and easy. She listened to me and provided great insight and feedback. Happy about future appointments.

Written on Jul 25, 2025 after therapy with Shashana for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes