Shemica Cole is a licensed clinical social worker based in Washington, DC, with 20 years of clinical practice supporting people through a wide range of concerns. She has helped clients manage stress and anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, parenting and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, career difficulties, compassion fatigue, and other life transitions.

Her work is tailored to each person’s needs and draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), emotionally focused techniques, experiential systemic family therapy (ESFT), and Gestalt therapy. Through collaborative conversation she and the client develop a practical plan of action suited to the individual’s goals and strengths.

Shemica’s therapeutic style is open, warm, and respectful, often blending humor with hope to foster engagement and resilience. She recognizes, welcomes, and celebrates diversity, and focuses on equipping clients with tools and confidence to live their lives more fully.

She holds clinical social work licensure in the District of Columbia and brings two decades of experience along with a coaching-minded orientation to help clients make meaningful changes. Every new beginning can start with a deep breath and a decision to do things differently – when clients are ready to take that breath, Shemica is available to assist and encourage them.