Shanique Slowley-Azeez, LPC

Shanique Slowley-Azeez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and low self-esteem. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, relationship intimacy concerns, grief, and career questions. Shanique brings calm, direct care to sessions and aims to make the first step feel manageable.

Shanique uses conversational, practical methods rather than long lectures. She works alongside each person to create simple, usable steps for everyday life. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and trying small changes that add up over time.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered listening, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. That mix helps with unhelpful thoughts, intense emotions, and relationships. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing shape how she helps people stay engaged and move toward goals.

With five years of professional experience, Shanique tailors plans to a person's needs. She pays attention to control issues, impulsivity, guilt, and isolation as part of the bigger picture. Practical homework and brief skill-building are common parts of her work.

She aims to treat everyone with respect and compassion. Shanique explains options clearly and adjusts the pace as needed. If someone wants focused, down-to-earth support for everyday struggles, she offers straightforward guidance and steady encouragement.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online work

Shanique uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often involves setting small goals, practicing new responses between sessions, and tracking what helps reduce anxiety or low mood.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which centers on listening and building a trusting conversation. That approach supports people who need validation and a space to make sense of difficult feelings before trying practical changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are included when emotion regulation or intense reactions are a concern, offering concrete tools for managing strong feelings and improving communication.

Choosing which approach fits best is a team effort. Shanique will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked in the past. Together she and the client will try methods and adjust them if needed to find the most helpful path.

Online sessions can be delivered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, so people can pick what matches their life. Video sessions let for face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone sessions can work well with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or practicing skills between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and other commitments.