About Shahadah
Shahadah Lucas-Curtis helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationships, anger, and self-esteem. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Pennsylvania and offering work with a wide range of life concerns. Her style is straightforward and supportive for people who are nervous about starting therapy.
She believes each person knows their story best and brings strengths to change. Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversation. Shahadah encourages small, doable goals so progress feels manageable and real.
How Shahadah works
Her experience covers related areas such as attachment issues, blended family stress, body image, caregiver strain, and communication problems. She also works with concerns like control issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and family problems. Other topics she addresses include forgiveness, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, HIV/AIDS, impulsivity, and isolation or loneliness.
Shahadah draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor a plan to each person. She aims to match strategies to what a person wants to achieve, whether that is calming anxiety, improving relationships, or building confidence. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and steady progress.
Outside of sessions she brings nine years of professional experience to the work. People who choose to meet with her find clear guidance, practical tools, and steady support while they work toward better day-to-day coping.
What Shahadah works with
The areas below are the ones Shahadah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Shahadah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer relationships. One common approach she uses helps people learn skills to manage anxiety and stress through short, focused exercises and daily coping tools. Another approach centers on improving communication and attachment patterns so people can repair and strengthen important relationships. These approaches are presented in simple steps and practiced between sessions to build skill and confidence.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will listen to your goals and preferences and then suggest methods that fit your situation. Clients and therapist decide together which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy accessible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls can fit a work break or low-bandwidth situations, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options give flexibility to match therapy to a person's schedule and daily life.
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