- Guilt and shame
- Communication problems
- Trauma and anxiety
About YaShica
YaShica Maxwell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with seven years of clinical experience. She works with adults who feel overwhelmed by life changes, relationship strain, or heavy feelings like guilt and shame.
She helps people who are stretched thin, exhausted, or unsure who they are outside of caretaking roles. Common concerns she supports include anxiety, people-pleasing, boundaries, divorce and separation, communication problems, and questions about life purpose. She also addresses trauma-related issues such as post-traumatic stress and panic attacks, and supports work on self-love and forgiveness.
Her style is collaborative, culturally responsive, and practical. Sessions focus on naming unhelpful patterns, building coping skills, and improving communication. YaShica uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques while attending to each person’s values and background.
In sessions she aims for honest conversation and concrete steps. Clients work on increasing confidence, setting boundaries, and getting clearer about next steps after major transitions. She frames the work as gradual, paced by each person’s comfort and readiness.
Outside clinical work she values travel, family time, concerts, museums, and beach visits. Those activities shape her belief that recovery includes making room for connection and joy as well as processing hard experiences.
How therapeutic approaches are used in remote sessions
YaShica integrates evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach helps identify and change unhelpful patterns in thinking and behavior; it teaches concrete skills for managing anxiety, panic, and people-pleasing. Another approach centers on processing difficult experiences and building tolerance for strong feelings, which can be useful for post-traumatic stress, shame, and guilt.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. Together they try things, notice what helps, and adjust the plan as needed so the sessions feel useful and realistic.
Confirm the session formats she currently offers before booking since the biography does not list specific options. In general, online care can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives - for example shorter check-ins during a work break or avoiding travel time on a tight schedule. Remote sessions can also let people choose whether they use video or not, which affects how sessions feel and what is practical. Ask about available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire so scheduling and logistics match your daily routine.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Minnesota, Rhode Island
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on life changes, relationship struggles, guilt and shame, anxiety, trauma, and issues like codependency and money stress.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses a collaborative, practical approach that names patterns, explores where the feelings come from, and builds coping strategies for managing them.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of concerns from panic attacks to life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Illinois.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.