Therapist profile
Shauna Figueroa, LCSW-C, LCSW
Maryland
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anger and Relationship Concerns
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- CredentialsLCSW-C, LCSW
- LicenseLCSW-C, Maryland / 28034; LCSW, Connecticut / 011432; LCSW, Virginia / 0904014628; LICSW, District of Columbia / LC200002303
- NPI1679157457
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMaryland
About
- CBT strategies
- Emotion-focused work
- Mindfulness skills
About Shauna
Shauna Figueroa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience. She holds LCSW-C licensure in Maryland and additional LCSW credentials, and she focuses on issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship concerns, parenting, and anger.
She draws on long clinical experience with individuals, couples, and families to address difficult life moments. Shauna helps people name feelings, notice patterns of behavior, and find practical ways to respond differently. She often guides clients through emotional work that connects past hurts with present reactions.
Her stated approach is patient-centered. She uses a mix of methods to match what a person needs in the moment. Techniques she uses include client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, emotion-focused methods, Gottman work for relationships, and mindfulness skills.
Shauna also pays attention to how racism, bias, and intergenerational hurts shape a person’s experience. She has said she prioritizes supporting underrepresented and marginalized people, and she focuses on challenges that can come from those pressures.
Practically, she works on concrete problems like sleep disruption, substance use, coping with change, and intimacy issues. The work is described as direct and interactive, with an emphasis on helping people put feelings into words and on building better ways of relating.
Sessions are conducted in English. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session scheduled via the online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they can better understand their own feelings. Online sessions can reproduce that kind of focused listening, allowing room to put emotions into words and notice patterns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks concerns into thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small behavior changes. In a virtual session this often means setting short, practical experiments to try between meetings and reviewing what happened.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how attachment and emotional responses shape relationships. It can be used to track interaction cycles and practice new ways of responding during sessions and at home.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how approaches might fit those aims. That helps decide whether to lean more on CBT tools, emotion-focused work, mindfulness practices, or a mix.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the profile does not specify them. Online work can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so sessions fit into busy weeks. These practical benefits help people try techniques in real life and bring observations back to the next session.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, District of Columbia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, anger, addictions, and related issues listed in her profile.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a patient-centered, interactive style that helps people name feelings and spot behavior patterns. Methods include client-centered listening and practical cognitive and emotional techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families on a range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW-C licensure in Maryland and LCSW credentials as listed; her primary location is Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the profile.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to start working together?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.