Shashana Carter , MD, LCSW-C, LICSW

Shashana Carter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and therapist practicing in Maryland. She holds MD, LCSW-C, and LICSW credentials - MD indicates a medical doctor, and LCSW-C and LICSW are clinical social work licenses that denote advanced clinical training and practice authority. Over a decade of service, training, and professional experience has taken her through settings such as the Department of Social Services, the Department of Probation for adult and juvenile services, and opioid maintenance centers.

During the past four years she has concentrated on providing individual therapy, helping people identify obstacles, set realistic goals, and develop practical solutions that support healthier daily living. Her work focuses on empowering clients to make meaningful changes while addressing the problems that interfere with wellbeing.

Her counseling approach centers on attentive listening delivered with warmth, compassion, and respect, paired with honest, supportive communication and feedback. She emphasizes deliberate, intentional work alongside each person she sees, offering a consistent space to be heard, practice new ways of communicating, and explore personal truths to move forward in positive directions.

She specializes in depression, anxiety and stress, grief, bipolar conditions, trauma, and PTSD, and also brings experience treating addictions, weight-related concerns, life transitions, couples and family issues. Her practice emphasizes goal-oriented strategies that help clients create lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Shashana Carter uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative, empathetic environment where the client’s experience guides the pace and focus of treatment. This approach helps people who need support developing self-awareness, improving communication, and feeling more understood when navigating life changes or relationship issues.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, stress, and related concerns. CBT offers structured techniques to change thinking and behavior in ways that reduce symptoms and support everyday functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and she works together with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process ensures the plan evolves as progress is made.

Online therapy with Shashana is offered by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit care into a busy schedule. These options increase flexibility and accessibility, allowing therapy to continue from different locations and at times that work for the client.