About Shandrieka
Shandrieka Vallare is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience. She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem, career concerns, life changes, and ADHD. She prefers a straightforward and compassionate approach.
Sessions focus on practical steps and new ways of thinking that clients can use between meetings. Shandrieka listens closely and helps people name problems and set small, realistic goals.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in inpatient settings and community programs across age ranges. She has supported young children, adolescents, adults, and older adults in those roles. That variety shaped a flexible style that adapts to each person's needs.
Shandrieka uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She draws from those methods to help people manage thoughts, emotions, and relationship patterns in everyday life. She holds a License in Clinical Social Work in Texas and Louisiana.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by phone, video, live chat, or text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client's calendar. Outside of work she enjoys meditation, smooth jazz, and spending time with loved ones.
Those interests inform a calm, steady presence during sessions.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, and attention-related challenges. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift relationship patterns and emotional responses so they can feel more connected and stable.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they try strategies, track what helps, and adjust the plan over time to meet changing needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when helpful. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and fit a busy schedule. Live chat and text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, school, and family life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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