About Shakirah
Shakirah Ewell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on guiding people through anxiety, stress, depression, parenting challenges, and career concerns. Her approach aims to help clients manage day-to-day pressures and move toward clearer thinking and better coping.
Shakirah draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions collaborative and focused on each person's goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help identify and change unhelpful thinking.
How Shakirah works
Dialectical behavior therapy skills and solution-focused strategies appear in her work for emotion regulation and short-term goal progress. Sessions emphasize practical steps and simple tools. People can expect to practice new ways of responding to stressful moments and to get concrete ideas for managing mood, relationships, or work strain.
The tone is direct and supportive, with an eye toward real-life results. Shakirah has experience addressing blended family issues, caregiver stress, divorce and separation, postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, and financial or workplace stress. She also supports people dealing with isolation, low self-esteem, and attention-related challenges such as ADHD.
Work is grounded in whole-person thinking that links mental, physical, and spiritual needs. People who want help challenging negative thoughts, building coping skills, and setting small, achievable goals may find this approach useful.
Shakirah lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Shakirah works with
The areas below are the ones Shakirah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Women's issues
- 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 | New Jersey |
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Online support options
Online therapy using practical approaches
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experiences. The therapist listens closely and shapes sessions around what the client wants to work on, which helps people feel heard and in charge of their progress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect mood and behavior. It teaches clear techniques for spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new ways of responding to stress, anxiety, and depression.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try strategies that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way. Plans can shift as progress and priorities change.
Online therapy offers flexibility across formats. Video calls let people connect face-to-face for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a less visual check-in is preferred. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework follow-up, and ongoing reminders between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain momentum between meetings.
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