Shaniqua Parrish-Bacon, LCPC

Shaniqua Parrish-Bacon is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maryland with five years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling stuck by offering steady support and practical guidance. Shaniqua aims to make the first step toward change feel more doable for people under pressure.

She often sees people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Relationship concerns and the aftereffects of trauma or abuse are also common themes in her work. Midlife crisis, workplace strain, and challenges like infertility or communication problems appear among the issues she helps people address.

Sessions are set up so clients can speak without judgment. She works to create an open setting where thoughts and feelings can be named and explored. Shaniqua focuses on listening first, then helping people identify small, workable changes.

Her practical approach includes helping clients strengthen attachment and repair communication patterns. She supports people grappling with forgiveness, infidelity, life purpose, and transitions. For those experiencing panic attacks or post-traumatic stress, she partners with them to build manageable strategies.

People interested in starting are guided through a brief matching process and scheduling steps. The goal is to help clients move toward clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning. Shaniqua aims to empower people as they work toward a more fulfilling life.

Evidence-based approaches and online care that fit your life

Shaniqua uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical change. She focuses on approaches that help people manage anxiety and panic, such as learning skills to reduce physiological arousal and practicing gradual exposure to feared situations. She also uses strategies that address relationship and attachment concerns by helping people notice interaction patterns and try different communication choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. This is a shared process and adjustments are made as progress is assessed.

Confirm which session formats are currently offered before scheduling, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule, cut down on travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue care through life transitions and everyday disruptions, while the therapist helps clients apply skills in the settings where problems actually occur.