- Strengths-based
- Workplace focus
- Skills and goals
About Shadae
Shadae Cardoza is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, evidence-based care for work and wellbeing concerns. She centers sessions on clients' strengths and helps people untangle stressors related to career, confidence, and life transitions. Shadae speaks English and practices in the District of Columbia as a LICSW and LCSW with eight years of experience.
She sees common struggles like anxiety, low self-esteem, and workplace stress. She also supports people facing family conflict, attachment and abandonment worries, and communication problems. Sessions often address concrete goals such as clearer boundaries, improved decision-making, and managing money or pregnancy-related stress.
Shadae frames therapy as a collaborative process. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and uses practical steps to build on existing strengths. This includes small experiments, clearer routines, and tools to manage upsetting moments and reduce overwhelm.
Her work often ties personal concerns to career and daily functioning. That can mean focusing on workplace issues, finding life purpose, or strengthening self-love and sexuality concerns in ways that fit a client's day-to-day life. The approach is aimed at steady progress rather than quick fixes.
People who choose Shadae can expect straightforward conversation, clear goals, and empathic support. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Shadae draws on straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach is problem-focused work that breaks bigger issues into small steps and tests what helps. This can be useful for workplace stress, money concerns, and career decisions. Another approach emphasizes strengthening attachment and communication skills to reduce patterns of abandonment fears and improve relationships. That work often includes role practice, clearer boundary-setting, and feedback on communication habits.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to each person's goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they review what feels helpful and adjust methods over time rather than committing to one fixed plan up front.
If you prefer online sessions, confirm available formats before booking since session options are set by the therapist's current practice. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow focused check-ins during a lunch break or between shifts. It can also make sessions more accessible when juggling childcare, appointments, or work demands. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and pacing to what fits a client's routine and goals.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Credentials
District of Columbia, Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people manage stress and anxiety, work through family conflict, and build self-esteem. Career difficulties, workplace issues, and life transitions are also common focuses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and treats clients as experts in their own lives. Sessions focus on setting clear goals and building skills that can be used between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, and career-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds LICSW and LCSW credentials and practices in the District of Columbia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.