Shama Joshi, LCSW

Shama Joshi is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, ADHD, and life changes. She also notes experience with blended family issues among other focus areas.

Shama uses straightforward, collaborative methods rather than long lectures. Sessions typically include talking through current problems, learning practical coping skills, and trying small behavioral experiments between meetings. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and next steps.

Attachment-based perspectives help her look at how past relationships shape current trust and closeness. Dialectical behavior ideas are also used for emotion regulation and learning steady ways to respond under stress. Client-centered elements guide how she listens and reflects to help clients find their own answers.

Shama describes her work as culturally responsive and attentive to identity and workplace pressures. She supports people dealing with adoption or foster care history, caregiving strain, communication and commitment issues, and adjustment after divorce or separation. Her practice notes also include concerns such as body image, autism spectrum issues, and control or avoidance patterns.

For someone in a stepfamily or blended household, Shama can help sort loyalty conflicts, role confusion, and communication challenges. She asks about practical goals and then focuses on small, doable changes that fit daily life. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule an initial session.