Profile / United States
Shandrieka Vallare, LCSW
Texas
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Stress and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Shandrieka
Shandrieka Vallare is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of experience. She practices in Texas and works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
She offers straightforward, practical sessions that focus on noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions often look at what is happening now, what thoughts come up, and what small changes to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one of the approaches she uses alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques.
Her background includes work in inpatient settings and community-based services. She has provided individual counseling for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric clients during her career. That range of settings has shaped an approach that pays attention to daily routines and concrete problems.
In sessions she draws on short-term strategies and skills practice. That can include identifying thought patterns, practicing new responses, and using mindfulness tools for grounding. She also uses emotionally-focused methods when relationship feelings are a central concern.
Shandrieka completed her degree at Southern University at New Orleans and holds LCSW credentials in Texas and Louisiana. She encourages practical steps that fit into busy lives, such as brief skills practice between meetings. To start, she asks people to reflect on specific goals and the small changes they want to test.
How CBT, ACT and Client-Centered Work Online
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. In practice that means tracking situations that trigger stress or anxiety, noticing automatic thoughts, and trying specific new responses over several sessions. ACT helps people clarify values and take action even with difficult feelings by using acceptance strategies and committed behavior changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes the person’s own goals and uses reflective listening to support clearer choices and problem solving.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. That often means trying a few techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule by removing travel time and allowing appointments from different locations. They can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that do not require camera use if that helps someone participate. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, values work from ACT, and client-centered conversation to an online setting so work continues between sessions.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
Texas, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, life changes, and ADHD.
How does she use CBT in sessions?
She uses CBT to help notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. Sessions include identifying thought patterns and trying alternative responses.
What is her experience level?
She has 17 years of experience in clinical social work, including inpatient and community-based settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with credentials in Texas and Louisiana and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
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