About Shanta
Shanta Hayes helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep troubles, low self-esteem, and ADHD. She also provides coaching around parenting challenges, money and financial issues, life purpose, and relationship communication. Shanta addresses mood swings, panic attacks, impulsivity, and concerns tied to BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.
She is identified by her credentials LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW. Shanta uses straightforward conversation to learn what matters most to each person.
How Shanta works
She treats people with respect and sensitivity, and she adjusts how she talks and plans work to fit individual needs. The first meeting focuses on understanding strengths and immediate concerns so goals can be set together. Her practice emphasizes practical steps people can try between sessions.
This can include managing sleep routines, coping tools for panic or anxiety, and ways to improve communication. Coaching-style support is available for setting goals around money, motivation, and life direction. Shanta has four years of professional experience working in Georgia.
She works in English and holds the LCSW and CSW credentials. She frames clients as experts on their own lives and partners with them to find what helps. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she acknowledges that courage.
Shanta offers flexible session formats so people can fit care into busy days and start with a simple conversation about what they want to change.
What Shanta works with
The areas below are the ones Shanta selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- ADHD
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Many evidence-based techniques focus on practical, teachable skills. Cognitive-focused methods look at thoughts and how they affect feelings and behavior, offering tools to test and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood. Behavioral strategies concentrate on routines and actions, like improving sleep habits or building gradual steps to manage panic and impulsivity.Shanta will help clients explore which approaches fit best. She works collaboratively to match techniques to goals, needs, and personal preferences. That means trying an approach, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together over time.
Online therapy makes these methods easier to use in daily life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more connection helps. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These options support flexibility so therapy can fit into work, school, or family schedules.
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