Shakita StewartLMHC

Shakita Stewart is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, and low self-esteem. Her approach is respectful and compassionate, and she adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation.

Shakita uses straightforward methods to help clients tackle immediate challenges and build long-term skills. She blends cognitive behavioral techniques with solution-focused strategies to break down problems into manageable steps. Motivational Interviewing helps when people feel stuck or unsure about change.

Trauma-Focused Therapy is part of her work for those recovering from painful events, with attention to pacing and safety. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns when they come up, and she can address communication problems, impulsivity, and mood concerns. Pregnancy and childbirth is listed among areas she supports, alongside women's and men's issues.

Sessions are intended to be practical and goal-oriented, with clear steps people can try between meetings. Shakita emphasizes building self-love, coping tools for panic and social anxiety, and strategies for financial or life-purpose stress. She aims to make therapy useful for everyday life.

People who prefer direct, collaborative conversations usually find her style helpful. She will work with each person to shape goals, check progress, and adjust the plan as needed. Shakita offers services in English and practices in Florida.

How these approaches guide online care

Shakita commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior, and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on strengths and small, achievable changes to move toward stated goals.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change when motivation feels low. Each approach is presented in clear, practical language so clients can try strategies between sessions and measure progress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as work proceeds.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the original profile. Online work can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time so sessions fit around work or family demands. It can also let people use phone-only check-ins when bandwidth is limited or save longer video sessions for deeper work.