Between my personal growth journey and my clinical work, I have gained a priceless amount of experience that lends to the work I enjoy doing. I am committed to finding ways to help clients incorporate practical yet meaningful skills to apply in their day-to-day life. I am an experienced clinician with over a decade of time invested in helping individuals work through life adjustments/transitions, address stress response patterns, and work through grief/bereavement. I make a conscious decision to provide consistent support towards clients’ goal achievement.

A large portion of my clinical work includes use of a strengths based approach, cognitive behavioral techniques, solution oriented action steps, and/or grief related activities/interventions.

I am an LCSW-C for the state of Maryland. I received a Bachelor of Science Sociology degree from Lander University and a Master of Social Work degree from the University of South Carolina (Columbia). I am continuously gaining knowledge about best practices in helping clients reach their goals in therapeutic work. I am a Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP).

In-Network: Carefirst/BCBS; Cigna; Johns Hopkins EHP/USFHP; Tricare; & UHC.

Out-of-Network: All other plans

Email: shayla.pickens@dywc.org