Shenika Whitaker-Carlos
LCSW, CSOTP • Licensed Clinical Social Worker
About
Shenika Whitaker-Carlos, LCSW, CSOTP, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Discovery Counseling & Consulting with over two decades of dedicated service to youth and families. She treats depression, anxiety, Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD/Trauma, self-harm, suicidal behaviors, and substance abuse and works with individuals aged 11 and up.
She provides individual, group, and family therapy and crisis intervention. Shenika has served as Corrections Counselor; Counselor Supervisor; Aggression and Behavior Management Program Supervisor; Therapist Supervisor; and Mental Health Therapist, and is a member of Discovery Counseling's Intensively Trained DBT Team. Skilled in CBT, EMDR, Motivational Interviewing, Cannabis Youth Treatment, DBT, and Aggression Replacement Training, her practice is grounded in evidence-based approaches that help clients build coping skills and increase safety.
Qualifications
Education
- Master of Social Work, VA
Certifications, Memberships & Training
- Certified Sex Offender Treatment Provider
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
- Motivational Interviewing
- Cannabis Youth Treatment
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Aggression Replacement Training
State Licenses
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Specialties & Expertise
Specializations
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Child or Adolescent
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Self-Harm
- Substance Abuse
- Trauma
State Licenses
- Virginia
Compliance
- HIPAA Compliant
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Locations
Discovery Counseling & Consulting - Hungary Spring Office
7760 Shrader Rd, b
Richmond, VA 23228