Therapist profile
Shakina Small, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Anger
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- CredentialsLPC
- LicenseLPC, Pennsylvania / PC016304
- NPI1174260806
- Experience26 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationPennsylvania
About
- Client-centered methods
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Emotion-focused work
About Shakina
Shakina Small is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 26 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing relationship strain, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, anger, addiction, and related concerns. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem, intimacy issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, career shifts, and major life changes.
Her approach centers on the person in front of her. She blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral tools and emotion-focused work to address immediate problems and recurring patterns. Sessions are practical and direct when needed, and she can include faith-informed perspectives at a client's request.
Shakina draws on dialectical behavior techniques and existential ideas to help people manage strong emotions and make meaningful choices. She uses talking, writing, and creative exercises to surface feelings and practice new ways of responding. Her work often targets communication problems, control issues, codependency, and abandonment concerns.
She has worked across many settings including schools, residential programs, group homes, inpatient and outpatient services, foster care, and correctional environments. That background informs how she supports people who have experienced sexual, emotional, or physical trauma, adoptees, and parents adjusting to blended family dynamics.
Sessions aim to identify the roots of repeating patterns and offer tools to change them. Prospective clients should confirm session formats before booking and follow the site's process to get started.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people can explore what matters to them. It helps with relationship strain, parenting concerns, and emotional overwhelm by keeping conversations focused on the client's experience.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with practical exercises and skills practice. It is useful for anger management, anxiety, mood swings, and for changing patterns that repeat across relationships.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills that reduce impulsive reactions. Those skills can be practiced between meetings and reviewed together to track progress.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean focusing on skills practice one week and deeper processing the next.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm the current options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it possible to try writing or creative exercises between appointments. The focus is on practical tools and clearer patterns rather than long lectures, helping people apply what they learn to everyday situations.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She helps with anger that shows up in relationships, parenting, work, and as part of trauma responses.
What is her general therapy style?
She combines client-centered listening with CBT and emotion-focused approaches, and can be direct when needed.
How many years has she practiced?
She has 26 years of experience working in settings such as schools, residential programs, foster care, and correctional environments.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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