About Shanekka
Shanekka Brown-Johnson helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or painful past experiences. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 14 years of clinical experience in California. Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on practical steps parents and adults can use right away.
She draws on several well-known methods to match what a person needs in the moment. Sessions tend to focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and trying small experiments that change how problems feel day to day.
How Shanekka works
Shanekka pays attention to cultural background and life circumstances when choosing interventions. Her past work includes residential mental health, substance abuse treatment, school settings, domestic violence and family shelters, and outpatient care. That range shaped a flexible style that moves between short-term problem-solving and deeper work on trauma, grief, or identity issues.
She also supports people navigating adoption and foster care concerns, caregiver stress, and family of origin problems. In the room she uses straightforward tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. That mix helps with panic, mood symptoms, communication problems, and rebuilding self-worth.
Sessions emphasize skills people can use between meetings. Shanekka also offers education and workshop-style work for groups and organizations interested in resilience and mental health topics. She invites prospective clients to consider what matters most to them and to begin with a short intake that clarifies goals and next steps.
Shanekka lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Shanekka works with
The areas below are the ones Shanekka selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where finding meaning matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going, which can reduce panic, low mood, and worry. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that help during intense emotions and relationship conflict.Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to try approaches and adjust based on what helps most. This means goals, strengths, and preferences guide whether a session leans more toward skills practice, values work, or narrative exploration.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for interactive exercises and reading facial cues, while phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are useful for brief coaching, follow-up between sessions, and flexible check-ins during a busy day. These options make it easier to schedule consistent care and apply new tools in real time.
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