Tahseen Shaista , LCPC

Tahseen Shaista is a licensed Illinois clinician with 13 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and addictions. As an LCPC (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor), she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients manage mood and emotional concerns, attention and focus difficulties, and the lasting effects of abuse.

She has worked with individuals facing grief and loss, those navigating relationship and life transitions, and people coping with substance use and other addictive behaviors. Tahseen provides individual, couples, and family counseling across the lifespan, including teenagers, young adults, adults, and older adults. Her practice emphasizes a strengths-based perspective, helping clients identify their resources and build skills for meaningful change.

Tahseen creates an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored. She frames the work as a collaborative process, acknowledging the courage it takes to seek a more fulfilling life and committing to support and empower each person through the steps of change.

Evidence-based approaches delivered through online care

Tahseen Shaista uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the concerns a person brings to therapy. She applies trauma-focused interventions that help people process and work through the effects of abuse and overwhelming experiences, supporting recovery from intrusive memories, hyperarousal, and emotional distress. She also employs structured, skills-oriented strategies to address stress, anxiety, depression, and attention or concentration difficulties by teaching practical coping tools and behavioral changes. For clients struggling with addictions, she incorporates evidence-informed relapse prevention principles and support-focused work to reduce risky behaviors and strengthen recovery efforts.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Tahseen partners with each client to determine which strategies best match their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques over time as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or those who live far from in-person services. These formats make it easier to maintain regular contact, practice skills between sessions, and receive consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists regardless of location.