Dr. Shakena Mabry, LCSW

Maryland · 12 years in practice

Dr. Shakena Mabry is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW-C, Maryland: 18216 · expires October 2026
LICSW, District of Columbia: LC200003197 · expires January 2027
LCSW, New York: 097819 · expires May 2027
LCSW, Pennsylvania: CW023750 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1801593439 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Shakena

Dr. Shakena Mabry is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and questions about identity and sexuality.

She aims to help people find clearer direction and more confidence in everyday life. She believes clients know their own stories and brings that view into sessions. That means listening first, then offering practical tools tuned to the person in front of her.

Background and approach

Conversations focus on what is realistic and useful in day-to-day life. Her approach blends several evidence-based methods. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live around hard feelings while pursuing meaningful goals. She also uses EMDR for people who have trauma and abuse in their past and want to process painful memories. Sessions are conversational and goal oriented.

Dr. Mabry helps people build skills for managing anger, parenting stress, work strain, relationship tension, and caregiving burden. She also supports folks facing grief, life transitions, isolation, and mood challenges like bipolar disorder.

Her practice includes practical coping strategies, motivation coaching, and attention to cultural and identity concerns. Dr. Mabry works with adults in Maryland and is fluent in English.

She holds the credential LCSW and maintains licensure in multiple states.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shakena lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Shakena names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Dr. Mabry uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, social phobia, and many daily stressors. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take action even when feelings are difficult. ACT can help with coping, life transitions, and building motivation. For people impacted by trauma and abuse she uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to process painful memories and reduce their emotional hold.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to goals, try methods that fit the person, and adjust the plan over time. Clients and the therapist collaborate on what techniques feel helpful and what to focus on next.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video lets the therapist and client use visual cues for skills practice. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a hands-free option is needed. Text and chat are useful for brief check-ins, coaching between sessions, or people who prefer written communication.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar mood issues, and related challenges.

What is the therapy style like?

Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens first, then uses skill-building, behavior strategies, and values-based work to address real-life problems.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has 12 years of professional experience working with adults on a wide range of mood, trauma, and life-stress concerns.

What credentials and location information apply?

She holds the credential LCSW and practices in Maryland with licensure in multiple states including New York and Pennsylvania.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits the client.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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