- CBT strategies
- ACT principles
- Attachment focus
About Shawndre
Shawndre Leydon is an LMHC and LCPC practicing in Florida with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and other common early adult challenges. Shawndre also supports people managing grief, addictions, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and career or parenting struggles.
Her style is interactive and person-centered. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
Shawndre also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how past relationships shape current trust and closeness. That can be useful when relationship patterns, commitment worries, or body image and intimacy issues come up. She integrates dialectical skills when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are important.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation and exercises to try between sessions. Shawndre pays attention to concrete steps - like changing behavior, building routines, and learning coping skills - rather than long academic explanations. She avoids labels and focuses on what a person wants to change now.
She supports people from many backgrounds, including LGBTQ clients and those dealing with adoption, foster care, abandonment, and caregiver stress. Shawndre accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to set up the first session.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings and choose actions that align with their values despite those thoughts. It is useful for anxiety, low motivation, and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current trust and closeness and can help when intimacy, commitment, or communication problems arise.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawndre will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and recommend methods that fit. That collaborative process means approaches can be mixed and adjusted as needs change over time.
The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or travel. They also allow shorter check-ins when a quick adjustment is needed, and sessions without video can reduce bandwidth needs or make it easier to focus on the conversation. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, ACT practices, and attachment conversations to remote work so progress continues alongside daily life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief, addictions, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is interactive and person-centered, using practical skills and dialogue to set goals and try new behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience as a licensed clinician, working with a wide range of adult concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She practices in Florida and holds the credentials MA LMHC and ME LCPC.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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