About Shariece
Shariece Hastings is an Illinois-licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with ten years of practice helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, substance use concerns, and other life challenges.
Background and approach
She brings experience from a variety of settings including schools, community programs, correctional facilities, and hospitals, and has supported clients facing crises, co-occurring disorders, parenting difficulties, and addiction-related issues. Her background also includes work as a Children and Family Services Advocate and a substance abuse counselor, which informs her understanding of both individual and addiction-focused needs.
Her counseling style is warm, empathetic, and interactive, grounded in active listening and unconditional positive regard. She integrates client-centered principles with cognitive behavioral strategies, solution-focused methods, and mindfulness-informed practices to create practical, goal-oriented sessions.
Sessions emphasize collaboration and skill-building so clients can move from where they are now toward the changes they want to make. Shariece practices in Illinois and provides services in English under the LCPC credential IL LCPC 180.012216.
Approaches that guide online therapy and practical support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life while learning to notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than getting stuck in them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors into more effective coping strategies, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday challenges. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered method that helps increase motivation to change behaviors, particularly useful for issues involving substance use and readiness for change.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Shariece works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors interventions by combining approaches when helpful and checks in with clients to adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These options make it easier to schedule regular work on goals, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver structured therapeutic work and ongoing support that fits a client's life and routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English