About Shawnene
Shawnene Weeks is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and life transitions. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away and offers steady support through difficult moments. She creates an affirming space for people to talk through relationship strain, caregiver stress, and issues tied to identity.
Shawnene pays attention to how daily roles and responsibilities affect mood and coping.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward strategies to reduce overwhelm and rebuild confidence. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns, including depression, self-esteem, anger, and trauma. She also supports those navigating substance use, codependency, and the emotional effects of adoption or foster care experiences.
Sessions include skills for managing impulsivity and burnout as well as longer-term planning for recovery or life changes. Shawnene draws from several therapy approaches and adapts them to each person’s needs. She works collaboratively to set goals and chooses tools that fit the client’s situation and pace.
Over time the focus is on clearer choices, better coping, and more consistent day-to-day functioning. With eight years of clinical experience, Shawnene offers a blend of practical coaching and therapeutic care. She aims to help people move forward with more trust in themselves and a clearer sense of direction.
Therapeutic approaches that translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarify what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making values-based changes in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to change mood and reduce anxiety. It often includes concrete exercises you can practice between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses distress tied to past traumatic memories and aims to reduce the intensity of those memories over time.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Shawnene will work together with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level. That collaborative process may mix ACT, CBT, EMDR, or other tools depending on the issue and how someone responds.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let a therapist observe facial expression and tone while keeping travel time down. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well for brief check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging supports more frequent check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week and to try different formats as needs change.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English
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