- Calm practical support
- Parenting and relationships
- Adoption and attachment
About Shawna
Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of experience. She helps people handle stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, motivation, and self-esteem. She aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and supported.
Shawna builds a calm space where people can say what they think and feel without judgment. She listens closely and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions. Conversations often include ways to manage emotions, improve communication, and rebuild confidence.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and she uses mindfulness and client-centered techniques. These approaches can help with coping during life changes, handling relationship struggles, and addressing patterns that cause distress.
Shawna also pays attention to attachment and adoption-related challenges, including issues tied to abandonment and blended family dynamics. She supports people dealing with caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, and the complicated feelings that come with separation, infidelity, guilt, or shame.
Sessions are geared toward concrete goals and steady progress. Shawna works with each person to set realistic, workable steps and adjusts the pace to match individual needs. Those interested should follow the Start Therapy process to begin.
How therapy approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. It uses values-guided actions so clients can move toward what matters even when emotions are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behavior links, offering clear strategies to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people make different, healthier connections.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how they respond to early sessions. Together they will shape a plan and try methods that fit the person's needs and pace, adjusting as progress happens.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or reducing the need to be on camera. Licensed professionals can still use ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work effectively in remote sessions, and those methods translate well to exercises done between meetings.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does Shawna address?
She works with relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, anger, and career questions. The profile also lists related focuses like attachment, abandonment, and blended family challenges.
How would you describe Shawna's therapy style?
Her style is warm and practical. She listens without judgment and helps clients try concrete steps between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of professional experience working with stress, anxiety, parenting problems, motivation, and self-esteem. That experience shapes how she supports clients through life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, listed as CA LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.