About Shawn
Shawn Strohfus is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. She creates a calm space where clients can be honest about their worries. Her approach centers on building trust and working together toward practical goals.
Shawn emphasizes collaboration and clear steps instead of vague promises. In sessions she focuses on concrete skills people can use between meetings. She helps clients sort through overwhelming feelings and make manageable changes, at a pace that feels right for each person.
Background and approach
Her work also addresses relationship and life stresses such as communication problems, codependency, caregiver strain, workplace issues, and divorce or separation. Shawn supports people dealing with attachment concerns, commitment struggles, control issues, and forgiveness work. She also works with mood-related problems including paranoia, phobias, and broader mood disorders.
With eleven years of experience, Shawn blends practical tools with steady support. She practices in California as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Sessions are offered in English and arranged to match each person's needs.
Shawn offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Many therapists who focus on anxiety and mood issues use skills-based work that teaches practical coping strategies. This can include step-by-step techniques for managing worrying thoughts and breaking tasks into doable steps to reduce overwhelm. Such methods are useful for stress, anxiety, and low self-esteem.Another common approach helps people track mood patterns and identify triggers that make symptoms worse. That kind of work helps with mood disorders, bipolar challenges, and persistent low mood by showing what tends to precede changes and what strategies help stabilize daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques that match a person's goals, and adjust methods based on how someone responds. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most helpful over time.
Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video is useful for a fuller conversation when schedule and bandwidth allow. Phone sessions are a good option for brief check-ins or when video is not practical. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter updates, skill practice, or support between longer sessions. These options aim to make regular care more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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