About Shandrieka
Shandrieka Vallare is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports parents coping with parenting strain and individuals facing depression, relationship trouble, grief, anger, low self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, and other life changes. Her approach is practical and straightforward, focused on small, doable steps that fit everyday life.
She brings 17 years of practice across inpatient and community settings. That work included young children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations, giving her experience with many stages of life.
Background and approach
She draws on a range of therapy methods to match what a person needs in the moment. Sessions tend to be collaborative and grounded. She listens first, then helps clients notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
Homework and brief practice outside sessions are used when helpful so skills carry into daily routines. Shandrieka often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and act on them, and mindfulness practices to reduce stress and increase focus.
Emotion-focused work is included when relationships or attachment issues are central. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging so people can pick what fits their schedule. Sessions are provided in English and reflect her belief that behavioral health supports healthier relationships and stronger communities.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Shandrieka commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness approaches to help people manage stress and anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Mindfulness therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and increase calm, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when uncomfortable feelings are present. Choosing the best approach is a team effort - she will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adapt methods as needs evolve.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief updates or when writing feels easier. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life while keeping the focus on practical strategies and steady progress.
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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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