Therapist profile
YaShica Maxwell, LCSW, LICSW
Illinois
Licensed clinical social worker - life transitions and coping
Continue with YaShicaWhere YaShica stands
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- License
- LCSW, Illinois / 149.028410; LICSW, Minnesota / 34449; LICSW, Rhode Island / ISW04472
- NPI
- 1023572682
- Experience
- 7 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
About
- Boundaries and people-pleasing
- Communication skills
- Trauma and anxiety
About YaShica
YaShica Maxwell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - LICSW with seven years of clinical experience based in Illinois. She works with adults facing life transitions and people who feel emotionally depleted, overwhelmed, or stuck. Her practice addresses anxiety, people-pleasing, relationship strain, and the confusion that follows major changes.
YaShica focuses on practical steps that help clients notice unhelpful patterns. She talks through coping strategies, boundary-setting, and clearer communication. Sessions often include identifying moments when someone is putting others first at their own expense, then practicing different responses in real life.
Her style is collaborative and culturally responsive. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside attention to each person’s background and values. Conversations are direct and aimed at usable skills rather than abstract theory.
Clients commonly come in for help with divorce or separation, family conflict, money stress, or problems tied to military-related experiences. She also supports people working on forgiveness, guilt and shame, social anxiety, panic, and post-traumatic stress. Codependency and issues around self-love and life purpose are other areas she addresses.
YaShica helps individuals build clearer boundaries, stronger communication, and more reliable coping tools. She works at a pace the client can manage and focuses on concrete changes that make daily life feel more manageable. Outside of work she enjoys travel, museums, concerts, family time, and being near the beach.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
YaShica integrates evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills you can use day to day. One commonly used approach emphasizes practical coping skills for anxiety and panic; it breaks down symptoms into manageable steps and teaches breathing, grounding, and short-term behavior changes to reduce overwhelm. Another approach she uses targets relationship patterns and boundaries by noticing role habits, practicing clear communication, and rehearsing different responses in safe conversation so clients can try new behaviors outside sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work and happens together. She will discuss options, listen to what matters to you, and adjust strategies based on your goals, values, and how you respond in early sessions. The aim is collaboration rather than a preset program.
The practical benefits of doing therapy online include easier fitting sessions into a busy schedule and more consistent check-ins without added travel time. Online work can make shorter follow-ups or weekly sessions simpler to manage around work and family. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the offered options before booking to know whether video or phone appointments are available. The focus is on helping therapy fit into everyday life in ways that are workable and sustainable.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Illinois, Minnesota, Rhode Island
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to codependency patterns?
She works with adults who struggle with people-pleasing, losing themselves in relationships, or living around someone else’s crises. Codependency is listed among the issues she supports.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative, culturally responsive, and practical. She uses evidence-based techniques and focuses on actionable skills like boundaries and communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of experience working with adults on anxiety, life transitions, and relationship concerns. That experience informs her practical, skills-based work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Illinois. The listing includes those exact credentials IL LCSW and MN LICSW in her profile details.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether video or phone sessions are offered.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Pricing depends on the client’s chosen location.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.