Shaniqua Parrish-Bacon, MD, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland · 5 years in practice

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Shaniqua Parrish-Bacon is a licensed counselor practicing in Maryland.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland
LC13086 · expires January 2028
NPI
1730917931 · national provider identifier
Years in practice
5
Languages
English

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About Shaniqua

Shaniqua Parrish-Bacon is a licensed counselor practicing in Maryland. She holds an MD and is an LCPC with five years of clinical experience. She offers straightforward, calm support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or traumatic events.

She aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental. Shaniqua creates space for clients to share thoughts and feelings at their own pace. She emphasizes practical steps alongside emotional processing to help people move toward more satisfying days.

Background and approach

Her work covers relationship concerns and related struggles such as attachment questions, communication problems, infidelity, and forgiveness. She also helps with life transitions like midlife crises, fertility-related stress, workplace strain, and finding a renewed sense of purpose. Shaniqua has experience assisting people through panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and the emotional impact of abuse.

She supports men and women facing these issues and people navigating young-adult challenges. Her sessions balance listening with helping clients try manageable changes between meetings. Therapy with her can include short-term problem-focused work and longer conversations about patterns and meaning.

She encourages collaboration on goals and checks in about what is working. For people in Maryland searching for steady guidance through difficult moments, she offers a calm and practical presence.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on practical skills and clear goals. One useful approach emphasizes learning coping strategies for anxiety and panic attacks, such as breathing work and step-by-step exposure to feared situations. These techniques help reduce worry and the physical symptoms that come with panic.

Another common focus is trauma-informed care, which centers on safety and pacing. This work helps people process painful memories gradually and build skills to feel steadier in daily life. It is often paired with strategies for grief and loss to help people find ways to cope and remember what matters.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust over time. Clients and the therapist collaborate on what feels useful and what should change.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make care accessible. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial cues and body language. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent when schedules are full or when different formats suit different moments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse. She also addresses relationship issues, panic attacks, workplace strain, and related life transitions.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is direct and supportive. She listens closely, offers practical coping skills, and helps clients try small changes between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has five years of professional experience and has worked with a range of emotional and relationship concerns. Her background includes work supporting people after trauma and loss.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, practicing in Maryland.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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