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SM Portrait of Dr. Shakena Mabry

Dr. Shakena Mabry

Compassionate, strengths-based clinical social worker

LCSW Maryland

Experience
12 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Shakena

Dr. Shakena Mabry is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of practice who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, mood concerns, and issues around self-worth and motivation.

Background and approach

With an emphasis on collaboration, she approaches therapy believing each person holds expertise about their own life while offering clinical skills to support change. She brings experience addressing a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and LGBTQ-related matters.

Her style centers on building strengths and practical strategies tailored to clients' goals. Dr.

Mabry integrates evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-based and client-centered work to help people manage symptoms, clarify values, and build new coping skills. She frames the first step toward greater wellbeing as an act of courage and offers steady support as clients pursue clearer direction, healthier relationships, and improved day-to-day functioning.

Applied therapeutic approaches for online care

Dr. Mabry commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients address unhelpful thoughts and connect actions to personal values. CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that maintain distress and learning practical strategies to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and many mood-related challenges. ACT emphasizes acceptance of difficult internal experiences while clarifying personal values and committed actions, often helping with avoidance, life transitions, and long-term coping.

Finding the right combination of approaches is collaborative rather than automatic. She works with clients to explore which methods fit their goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time so the work aligns with what the client hopes to achieve and how they prefer to engage in therapy.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options allow clients to access care from different settings, accommodate varied schedules, and continue therapeutic momentum between sessions through written check-ins or messaging as needed.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family conflicts, addiction, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood conditions, and LGBTQ-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, blending practical skill-building with acceptance and client-centered methods to help clients clarify values and develop coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with diverse mental health and relational concerns in clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCSW with licensure details listed as NY LCSW 097819 and PA LCSW CW023750 and practices from Maryland.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not documented as providing services in other languages and is not accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to support different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Maryland, District of Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania

Languages

English