About Shaun
Shaun Henry is a licensed clinical social worker with 19 years of professional experience in New York. He focuses on relationship concerns, self esteem, career challenges, and coping with life changes. Shaun aims to meet people where they are and support practical steps toward better day-to-day functioning.
He works in a straightforward, respectful way. Sessions center on what matters most to the individual. Shaun listens for strengths and patterns, then helps set realistic goals and small steps to reach them.
How Shaun works
Shaun blends approaches including client-centered work and cognitive behavioral techniques. He uses mindfulness practices to help manage stress and improve focus. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas also inform his thinking when exploring issues of motivation and underlying patterns.
He has particular experience addressing communication problems, infidelity, fatherhood issues, and workplace concerns. Shaun also supports people navigating alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink, and those dealing with caregiver stress, isolation, or multicultural concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and tailored to each person’s needs.
Shaun aims to be practical and direct, helping clients build skills they can use between meetings. He frames therapy as a collaborative process that moves at the client’s pace.
Shaun lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Shaun works with
The areas below are the ones Shaun selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Shaun’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the individual's experience and priorities. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflects understanding, and helps shape goals that feel meaningful. This approach helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to decide what matters most.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact. Shaun uses practical exercises and small experiments to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits. This can be useful for workplace stress, low confidence, and managing reactions in relationships.
Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. These techniques are often paired with other methods to help with anxiety, mood, and coping during life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shaun collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. He adjusts techniques over time based on what helps most, so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy gives flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls recreate a face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins or busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep momentum and practice skills between meetings.
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