About Shayla
Shayla Finnissee is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on practical ways to reduce stress and anxiety. She provides calm, direct support for people navigating worry, life changes, and difficult emotions. Shayla uses a mix of proven approaches to help clients find clearer choices and better daily habits.
With ten years of experience in Florida, she has supported people dealing with addiction, depression, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also helps those managing bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and intimacy-related concerns.
Background and approach
Communication problems, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation are among the issues she commonly addresses. Shayla adapts conversations and plans to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change, with step-by-step strategies to practice between meetings.
She aims to make therapy practical and understandable rather than full of jargon. Her approach draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and emotionally focused work to improve relationships and emotional awareness. Attachment-informed ideas are used when past relationships affect present choices.
People who work with Shayla can expect respectful, compassionate care that centers their goals. She frames progress as small, steady steps and supports clients as they build skills for everyday life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and to commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, life changes, and getting unstuck from avoidance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) supports people in naming and shifting emotion-driven patterns, which often improves closeness and communication in relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shayla works collaboratively with each person to learn their goals and preferences, then uses ACT, CBT, EFT, or attachment ideas as fits the situation. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer sessions when they want deeper work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to share short updates, practice skills between sessions, or fit therapy into a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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