- Warm interactive style
- Evidence-informed methods
- Career and life changes
About Shawndre
Shawndre Leydon is a licensed counselor who blends practical therapy methods with a warm, interactive style. She holds MA LMHC and ME LCPC credentials and works from a direct, respectful stance. Shawndre helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and career-related concerns among other issues.
She uses approaches that focus on thoughts, emotions, and relationships to guide sessions. That includes cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thought patterns and acceptance-based methods to build willingness around difficult feelings. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. Shawndre aims to tailor conversations and strategies to each person’s needs and goals. People can expect a mix of practical skills, emotional reflection, and focused problem solving during meetings.
Her background includes five years of clinical experience working across a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, grief, intimacy-related issues, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with eating or sleeping problems, body image, and identity concerns related to LGBT issues.
Shawndre works with people facing relationship and communication problems, commitment and control issues, and life changes like adoption, blended family challenges, or job transitions. To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.
She uses approaches that focus on thoughts, emotions, and relationships to guide sessions. That includes cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thought patterns and acceptance-based methods to build willingness around difficult feelings. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Sessions are straightforward and collaborative. Shawndre aims to tailor conversations and strategies to each person’s needs and goals. People can expect a mix of practical skills, emotional reflection, and focused problem solving during meetings.
Her background includes five years of clinical experience working across a wide range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, grief, intimacy-related issues, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with eating or sleeping problems, body image, and identity concerns related to LGBT issues.
Shawndre works with people facing relationship and communication problems, commitment and control issues, and life changes like adoption, blended family challenges, or job transitions. To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to her availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine
Languages
English
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Shawndre uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as part of her work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings without fighting them and to take actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes.She also incorporates Attachment-Based Therapy ideas when relationships and communication are central to a problem. That approach looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current interactions, useful for intimacy issues, commitment concerns, and caregiver stress.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Shawndre will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm which session formats are available before booking, since current options are listed at sign-up. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, and allow for brief check-ins on hectic days. They also let people work with a licensed professional even if they live outside the therapist's immediate area.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shawndre address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, career concerns, grief, and related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions blend practical skills, emotional reflection, and tailored conversation to meet personal goals.
What is her professional background?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, parenting strain, eating and sleeping issues, and caregiver stress.
Which credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds MA LMHC and ME LCPC credentials and practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to learn which formats are offered for meetings with her.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.