- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting and grief
- CBT and ACT methods
About Shandrieka
Shandrieka Vallare is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Texas and Louisiana with 17 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief, parenting struggles, anger, self-esteem, career uncertainty, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She also focuses on issues such as caregiver stress, blended family concerns, family of origin problems, and infidelity.
She draws on practical therapy methods to help people name what feels off and try different ways of coping. Sessions often include talking through patterns, practicing new skills, and using mindfulness to ease intense feelings. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy as starting points.
Her background includes work in inpatient and community settings. That has included individual counseling for young children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric clients. The variety of settings has informed how she balances short-term problem solving with deeper, longer-term concerns.
In sessions she helps people develop new insights and build concrete skills they can use day to day. Conversations may cover communication habits, coping strategies for stress, and steps to manage mood or focus. Mindfulness practices and values-focused actions are used alongside cognitive strategies.
People looking for help with life changes, career shifts, parenting pressure, or long-standing family patterns may find her approach direct and practical. To begin, clients follow the site's matching and scheduling process to set a first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that matter to them while learning to notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety or low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) targets how emotions shape patterns in close relationships and helps people practice new ways of connecting and responding.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. The choice is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use mindfulness or homework exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT exercises to remote sessions so that skills practice happens in everyday life rather than only in the therapy room.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Texas, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to identify patterns and try new coping strategies together.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience providing individual counseling in inpatient and community settings.
What credential and region is she registered in?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Texas and Louisiana and practices from Texas.
In what language are sessions conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.