Shawndre Leydon, LMHC, LCPC

Shawndre Leydon is a licensed counselor who uses practical, evidence-based approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and other life challenges. She holds MA LMHC and ME LCPC credentials and brings five years of clinical experience in Florida. Shawndre focuses on clear, respectful conversation and practical skills rather than labels. In sessions she draws on methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based skills to reduce overwhelming thoughts and build more helpful routines. She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. Shawndre combines these approaches with client-centered listening to keep the work grounded in each person’s priorities. Clients can expect a warm, interactive style. Shawndre aims to tailor discussion and goals to what matters most to the individual. She works with a broad range of concerns including depression, mood swings, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting strain, grief, and issues around intimacy and identity. Her background includes supporting people through major life changes, caregiving stress, and workplace or career difficulties. She has experience addressing ADHD, eating and sleeping struggles, codependency, and communication or commitment concerns. Shawndre also helps people coping with abandonment, attachment issues, dissociation, and the impacts of natural or human-caused disaster. Shawndre practices in Florida and offers services in English. She accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients use the site Start Therapy flow to match and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

How Shawndre's approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps toward what matters. It teaches practical skills for noticing thoughts without getting stuck and for committing to actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers clear tools to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and daily routines. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early and close relationships shape current patterns, helping people understand and change how they relate to others. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made. If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking since specific formats were not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or reduce travel time for people balancing work and family. Licensed professionals can use the approaches described above effectively in remote work, adapting exercises and homework to fit everyday life and the goals discussed in session.