About Shaakira
Shaakira Gillette is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or intimacy struggles. She works with adults who are dealing with trauma, addiction, sleep or eating issues, and those trying to rebuild self-worth after abuse or difficult life events. Shaakira uses practical tools in sessions.
She blends mindfulness and cognitive approaches to help people notice patterns, manage strong emotions, and change unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
She also offers hypnotherapy and trauma-focused methods when they match a person’s goals and history. Sessions begin with an initial assessment that reviews behavioral health history, current challenges, and short- and long-term goals. From there she and the client set realistic steps to practice between meetings.
Shaakira includes coaching around mindful habits, movement, and basic lifestyle shifts when they support therapy work. Her style emphasizes self-reflection and tangible skills. Clients can expect guidance in identifying core beliefs and past experiences that affect daily life, plus exercises to build healthier routines and coping tools.
The work often focuses on the connection between how someone feels inside and how they show up in relationships. Shaakira holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - LCSW - and has around ten years of experience in behavioral health. She practices from Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
International clients are not accepted.
Approaches you can use online and what they do
Shaakira commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy during online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and patterns that keep stress cycling.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus. It is often used to manage strong emotions, improve concentration, and support recovery after trauma. When appropriate, hypnotherapy may be offered to help access deeper, subconscious patterns that influence habits and self-image.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your history, current goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit your pace. Adjustments are made over time so techniques match what actually helps you feel steadier and more capable.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you work face to face for skills practice and guided exercises. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, written reflections, or between-session coaching. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Attachment issues
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English