Shatonya Craddock
Compassionate guidance for everyday challenges
LCSW Texas
- Experience
- 11 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Shatonya
Shatonya Craddock is a Texas-licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, and changes that disrupt daily life.
Background and approach
She emphasizes clients' existing strengths and supports them in building confidence, improving self-esteem, and finding practical ways to manage difficult emotions and situations. Shatonya works from a collaborative stance, inviting clients to define goals and bring their own expertise about what matters most in their lives.
Her background includes training in several evidence-based approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Client-Centered Therapy. These methods guide sessions focused on coping skills, processing grief, addressing intimacy and attachment concerns, and reducing compassion fatigue.
She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to create an encouraging environment where progress is paced to each client's needs.
Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Care
Shatonya commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) as part of her clinical toolkit. CBT focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression, while ACT emphasizes values-driven action and acceptance skills to help clients live more meaningful lives even when difficult feelings persist. She also draws on Client-Centered principles that prioritize empathic listening and support for each person's unique experience.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to explore presenting concerns, personal goals, and preferences so that treatment methods align with what the client hopes to achieve. This partnership helps tailor interventions and decide whether to emphasize skill-building, emotional processing, or relational work over the course of care.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for people balancing busy schedules or needing different ways to connect. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across life's changes and let clients select the communication style that fits their comfort and daily routine.
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Experience
11+ years
Licensed
Texas, Mississippi, New Jersey
Languages
English