Malikah Z Shaheed, LCSW

Malikah Z Shaheed is an LCSW with 20 years of experience helping people through painful and confusing life moments. She focuses on healing from trauma, managing addiction-related concerns, and improving intimacy and family relationships. Malikah seeks to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about what matters most to them.

Her work centers on hands-on support for grief, abuse, and relationship conflict. She assists people facing life transitions, identity questions, and end-of-life matters. She also helps with communication problems, commitment and control issues, and problems tied to caregiving and chronic illness.

Malikah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative, person-centered style. She listens, asks practical questions, and helps people try new ways of coping. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can take between meetings to test changes in everyday life.

She has spent two decades supporting older adults, people from military and first-responder backgrounds, and those living with chronic health challenges or disabilities. Malikah also works with people affected by adoption, foster care, and blended family dynamics.

Based in New York, Malikah offers help around difficult topics like abandonment, body image, cancer-related stress, and recovery after separation or divorce. She aims to guide people toward more honest relationships with themselves and others.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Malikah uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach she uses helps people process traumatic events by carefully reviewing memories and learning new coping responses; this can reduce the intensity of painful reactions and improve daily functioning. Another approach focuses on relationship skills and communication practice, helping people notice interaction patterns and try concrete changes that improve connection and reduce conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Malikah collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, life context, and comfort level. She regularly revisits the plan so techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.

The therapist's profile does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow people to meet from where they are. It can also let someone choose shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require video, depending on what works best for their needs.