About Shawayna
Shawayna Teal is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks English and provides counseling for adults. Her approach aims to help people feel calmer, clearer, and more in control of daily life.
Shawayna spends time listening so she can understand what matters most to each person. She believes people often hold the answers to their problems and offers guidance to help find and use those answers.
How Shawayna works
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with straightforward steps to try between meetings. Her work pays attention to attachment and abandonment concerns and to issues that often follow trauma, including post-traumatic stress and feelings of isolation. She also addresses caregiver stress, communication difficulties, control struggles, guilt, shame, and challenges around forgiveness.
Shawayna uses cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused methods to break down unhelpful thoughts and build workable routines. That means meetings look at current patterns, identify small changes, and test them in everyday life. She supports people working through impulsivity, social anxiety, and rebuilding self-love.
With five years of clinical experience, Shawayna aims to make therapy feel doable and relevant. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.
What Shawayna works with
The areas below are the ones Shawayna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online support
Shawayna uses evidence-based techniques that focus on thinking patterns and practical solutions. Cognitive-behavioral work looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions, then teaches skills to shift unhelpful thinking and change behavior. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, impulsivity, and social anxiety.She also uses solution-focused strategies that concentrate on small, achievable goals. These brief, action-oriented techniques help people identify what is already working, set clear next steps, and try simple experiments between sessions to build momentum.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist talks with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, then adjusts methods over time to find what helps most. Together they track progress and change course when needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text can fit short updates, quick skill practice, or times when typing is easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.
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