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Shardae Collins, LICSW, LCSW

Helping people manage anxiety and life transitions

6 years in practice · based in Washington · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Shardae

Shardae Collins is a licensed clinical social worker who offers telehealth therapy to people living in Washington. She centers each session on the person in front of her and helps them recognize the strengths they already have. Sessions are welcoming, direct, and aim to make hard conversations feel more manageable.

Her work often focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship challenges. She also supports people facing grief, parenting strain, career shifts, and compassion fatigue.

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Background and approach

Shardae pays attention to how past experiences like abandonment, adoption, or attachment issues shape current reactions. In session she draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to teach skills for managing intense emotions and changing unhelpful thought patterns. She blends those tools with attachment-based ideas to help people build safer ways of relating to others.

Mindfulness techniques are used to ground people when anxiety feels overwhelming. Shardae describes her style as culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and non-shaming. She aims to be a guide rather than tell people what to do, and she encourages clients to notice what works for them.

Conversations are straightforward and focused on small, doable steps toward change. She has six years of clinical experience and holds an MA LICSW and a CA LCSW. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

Approaches that translate to online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting with others. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in relationships and practice new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches straightforward tools to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or depression. These tools adapt well to video and text work so clients can practice skills between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is used for processing traumatic memories and can be delivered remotely with guided procedures and pacing adjusted to each person's needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss the methods above and recommend what feels most helpful based on a person's symptoms, history, and goals. Decisions are collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video calls allow a longer check-in and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins, skill coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into real life and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, grief, parenting strain, career issues, and compassion fatigue among other concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is direct, culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and non-shaming. Sessions focus on practical skills and clear steps clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, and life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an MA LICSW and a CA LCSW and provides telehealth services to people residing in Washington.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience
6 years
Licensed
Washington, Nevada, Massachusetts, California
Languages
English

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