Ekaterina V Shkurkin, LCSW, LICSW

Ekaterina V Shkurkin is a licensed clinical social worker with licensure in California and Washington and 40 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, and major life transitions. Her style is steady and encouraging and she aims to build on each person’s strengths while honoring their right to choose their direction.

Her approach is practical and paced to the person. She works gently and steadily to address problems that feel overwhelming. Sessions focus on understanding current struggles, identifying useful coping steps, and trying small changes that add up over time.

Ekaterina also pays attention to issues that commonly complicate recovery and adjustment, including caregiver stress, codependency, blended family challenges, workplace stress, and financial or life-purpose concerns. She can help people process guilt, shame, and forgiveness as part of moving forward.

People who prefer a respectful, strength-based relationship tend to fit well with her style. She encourages self-determination and partners with clients to set realistic goals. Taking the first step can be hard, and she invites people to reach out when they are ready to begin.

Background and approach include decades of clinical work that emphasize steady support and practical problem-solving. Ekaterina draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and adapts pacing to each person’s needs. She accepts international clients and offers services in English while practicing from Washington.

Evidence-informed approaches and online care

Ekaterina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and steady progress. One common approach she uses centers on skill building for stress and anxiety management - learning simple techniques to reduce overwhelm and practice them between sessions. Another approach emphasizes relapse prevention and structured planning for addictions, helping people identify triggers and build manageable routines to support recovery.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs, and pace. The plan can be adjusted as progress is made and new challenges arise.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering flexible scheduling across time zones for international clients. Therapists and licensed professionals can tailor session length and pace to match daily routines, making it simpler to keep momentum between appointments.