Shakila Foster , LCSW

Shakila Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on supporting people who are navigating stress and anxiety, working through grief and loss, rebuilding motivation, and strengthening self-esteem and confidence. Her practice also includes helping clients cope with life changes and addressing compassion fatigue that can arise from caregiving or demanding roles.

Shakila emphasizes a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach that encourages clients to express their thoughts and feelings openly. She aims to create a welcoming space where concerns can be explored honestly and practical coping strategies can be developed. Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling and happier life often requires courage, and Shakila offers steady support throughout that process.

Whether someone is facing a recent loss, adjusting to major life transitions, or seeking to restore emotional balance and resilience, she works alongside clients to identify goals and build skills that fit their circumstances and values.

Evidence-Based Support for Life Transitions and Loss

Shakila uses practical, evidence-based techniques to help people manage stress and anxiety by teaching coping skills, breathing and grounding strategies, and ways to restructure overwhelming thoughts so daily functioning can improve. She also provides grief-focused support that allows individuals to process loss, explore meaning, and develop rituals or routines that honor what they have experienced while moving forward.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Shakila collaborates with each person to identify which techniques feel most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers flexible options that fit into busy lives - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to access consistent support from licensed professionals without extensive travel, allowing clients to schedule care around work, family, and other commitments while maintaining continuity in their therapeutic progress.