- Years in practice
- 5
- Credentials
- LMHC, LCPC
- Licensed in
- Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Shawndre
Shawndre Leydon is a licensed mental health counselor and clinical professional counselor who focuses on practical, client-centered care. She uses straightforward talk and active listening to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and other life changes. Her approach aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful from the first session.
With a Master of Arts and licensure as an LMHC and LCPC, Shawndre brings five years of professional experience in Florida.
Background and approach
She draws on evidence-informed methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based strategies to address thinking patterns and unhelpful behaviors. She adapts those tools to each person’s situation rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. She also uses attachment-focused ideas to look at how past relationships shape current reactions.
That helps when intimacy, abandonment, or attachment issues affect trust and communication. Dialectical skills and client-centered conversation are used when people need emotion regulation and a calm space to sort things out. Shawndre works with many concerns that often overlap, including trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, addiction, caregiving stress, ADHD, and eating or sleep problems.
She supports people navigating big transitions and compassion fatigue as well. Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled online by completing a brief matching questionnaire. The initial meetings focus on practical goals and small steps clients can try between sessions.
What Shawndre works with
Everything Shawndre lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shawndre helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawndre lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful when someone feels stuck or overwhelmed by worry or avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying and changing thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many everyday stresses. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from past relationships and how they affect current connection and trust. It can be helpful for intimacy concerns, abandonment issues, and communication problems.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawndre will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest methods that suit their situation. Together they set clear, practical goals and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers real flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when scheduling a longer call is difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Shawndre
What concerns can Shawndre help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive, focusing on straightforward conversation and practical strategies. Sessions blend client-centered listening with skills-based techniques.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shawndre has five years of professional experience working with people across many concerns and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds a Master of Arts and is credentialed as an LMHC and LCPC. Her practice is based in Florida.
Which languages and international options are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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