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Shamika Scott-Carson, LPC

  • Experience22 years
  • LocationSouth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Shamika

Shamika Scott-Carson is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 22 years of clinical experience supporting people through a broad range of life challenges.

Background and approach

She uses a client-centered stance, shaping care around each person’s priorities while drawing on cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to address concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, and ADHD. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies that clients can apply between sessions.

Shamika’s practice also attends to relationship and family difficulties, communication and codependency issues, parenting stress, career transitions, trauma and post-traumatic stress, and young adult concerns. She blends solution-focused elements with skills-based interventions to help clients break unhelpful patterns and build coping resources.

Based in South Carolina, she offers services in English and aims to meet people where they are, helping them clarify goals and take manageable steps toward desired changes.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Shamika draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify goals, examine unhelpful thoughts, and develop practical coping strategies. Client-centered work emphasizes listening and collaboration so the goals and pace come from the person seeking help, and CBT offers structured tools for changing thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress.

She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy elements when emotional regulation, distress tolerance, or relationship skills are priorities; DBT-informed strategies teach concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Throughout the process she approaches treatment as a partnership, helping clients test different methods and adjust plans based on what fits their needs, values, and daily life.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy weeks or life transitions, and they allow therapists and clients to focus on skill-building, problem solving, and progress tracking in ways that suit each person’s routine.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career transitions, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered, emphasizing collaboration and tailoring sessions to each person’s needs while using cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavior, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques as appropriate.
How long has she practiced?
She brings 22 years of experience providing counseling and mental health services across a variety of concerns and treatment approaches.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license SC LPC 5185 and practices in South Carolina.
Does she offer services in other languages or accept international clients?
She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and payment arranged?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsDrug and alcohol addictionPost-traumatic stressYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

South Carolina

Languages

English

What Shamika can help with

Shamika Scott-Carson works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, self esteem, and depression.

How Shamika approaches therapy

Shamika's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Shamika is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in South Carolina.