- Anxiety and panic
- Skill building
- English sessions
About Shakira
Shakira Maldonado is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She offers straightforward support for worries like panic, low self-esteem, relationship strain, and depression. Her style is warm and practical, aimed at people who want clear tools to cope better day to day.
Shakira tailors each session to the person in front of her. She uses evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness exercises alongside a client-centered approach. In sessions she helps people notice thought patterns, practice breathing and grounding skills, and build step-by-step coping plans.
She has three years of experience working in individual therapy settings with teens and adults. With teenagers she focuses on school pressure, social stress, anxiety, and self-worth. With adults she helps strengthen communication, manage stress, and handle transitions like separation or changes in caregiving roles.
Shakira also addresses concerns like attachment and abandonment, body image, codependency, and issues common to first responders. She works with people who want to understand how past patterns affect current relationships and who want practical strategies to change them.
Sessions are offered in English and take place while she is licensed in Florida and New York. The overall aim is to help clients build skills they can use outside of sessions, so they feel more steady when life becomes hard.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Shakira commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness approaches. CBT helps people notice and challenge unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and panic. Mindfulness teaches simple breathing and grounding practices that can ease intense moments and improve emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful in day-to-day life. Progress is tracked together and plans are adjusted when something isn’t working.
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills in real-world settings and bring those experiences back to sessions for review.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
New York, Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
Shakira works with stress, anxiety including panic, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, body image, codependency, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and client-centered, using evidence-based techniques and mindfulness. Sessions focus on noticing thoughts, learning coping skills, and building small, achievable changes.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of experience providing individual therapy. That experience includes working with teens and adults on anxiety, depression, and life transitions.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with licensure in Florida and New York and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.