About Shawn
Shawn Moore is a licensed marriage and family therapist with seven years of professional experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Shawn approaches therapy with respect for each person's story and strengths.
He aims to create a calm, direct space where people can begin to make changes. Shawn uses several practical approaches to help people manage symptoms and move forward. He draws on client-centered work to listen and reflect what matters most to each person.
How Shawn works
He pairs that with cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new responses. He also uses existential ideas to help people consider meaning and purpose when life feels stuck. Solution-focused steps are used to set small, realistic goals.
Psychodynamic ideas inform attention to recurring patterns that show up in relationships and choices. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented. Shawn helps people break big problems into manageable steps and practice different ways of handling stress and social fears.
He pays attention to cultural background and how it shapes values, identity, and everyday pressures. Shawn works from California and conducts sessions in English. He supports young adult issues, workplace stress, caregiver strain, isolation and communication problems alongside mood and anxiety concerns.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and he offers steady, respectful guidance through that process.
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What Shawn works with
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Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that work well online
Shawn uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in his online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people name what matters most to them. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches how thoughts influence feelings and behavior, and it offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is something Shawn treats as a collaboration. He talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. From there he suggests approaches and checks in regularly to adjust the plan so it fits the person’s needs and life circumstances.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when that helps the learning process. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or practicing short steps between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday, a work break, or a variable schedule while still working toward clear goals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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