Shardae Collins, LICSW, LCSW

Washington · 6 years in practice

Shardae Collins is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma.

License and registration

LICSW, Washington: 61119779 · expires April 2026
LCSW, Nevada: 10006-C · expires April 2026
LICSW, Massachusetts: LICSW125098 · expires April 2027
LCSW, California: 109957 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1538614953 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 6
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 Shardae

Shardae Collins is a licensed clinical social worker who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She offers telehealth sessions to adults in Washington and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Sessions are calm and straightforward, aimed at helping people notice their strengths and make changes that fit their life.

Her style centers on listening closely to each person's story and looking at how their environment shapes their needs.

Background and approach

She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Shardae includes cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She may introduce mindfulness practices to lower stress and improve emotional awareness. She also lists Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, as one of the approaches she uses for trauma-related concerns. Her work is direct, culturally aware, and trauma informed.

She creates a non-shaming space where people can talk about painful memories, relationship problems, parenting strain, or work stress. She aims to be a guide while clients build their own coping skills. With six years of clinical experience and credentials as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she blends practical tools with supportive listening.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Shardae names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Many of her methods adapt well to video and phone sessions. Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and helps people understand how those patterns affect current connections; it is useful for anxiety, commitment issues, and communication problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical tools to reduce worry and depressive thoughts. EMDR is listed as an approach she uses for trauma-related memories and distress; in remote sessions it involves guided processing techniques tailored to each person's needs.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to a person's goals and try different methods to see what fits. She partners with people to set priorities, adjust techniques, and find the pace that feels manageable.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let people work face-to-face without travel, phone sessions reduce bandwidth needs, and live chat or text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or when a written conversation feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a workday, a parenting schedule, or a period of recovery while still using structured approaches like CBT, attachment work, or EMDR.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, parenting strain, and career or life transition issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is direct, client-centered, and trauma informed. She blends practical techniques with listening to each person's cultural and lived experience.

What is her professional background?

She has six years of clinical experience working as a social worker in therapeutic settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds MA LICSW and CA LCSW credentials and offers services to people located in Washington.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How are costs handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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