About Shirley
Shirley St Juste is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 19 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD-related concentration concerns, and life transitions. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence to help people begin the work of change.
Shirley focuses on practical steps that can reduce overwhelm. Sessions often include straightforward ways to manage stress, improve focus, and handle everyday demands. She also supports clients who want coaching for work performance, memory, or executive functioning challenges.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes an open space for honest conversation. Shirley encourages clients to describe what’s most difficult and then tries simple strategies to address those problems. She helps people set small goals and track progress between meetings.
Shirley draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood and anxiety symptoms, as well as communication and family-of-origin concerns. She also offers support around caregiver stress, blended family issues, chronic illness and pain, and immigration-related stress. Sessions can include problem-solving, coping skill practice, and planning for change.
Sessions are available in English and Haitian Creole. Shirley provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine. To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that works for you.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Shirley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She focuses on approaches that teach concrete skills for managing anxiety and improving focus. For example, she often works on practical stress management skills that help reduce immediate overwhelm and improve daily routines.She also employs strategies aimed at improving concentration and executive skills. These approaches break tasks into smaller steps, build routines, and use simple exercises to strengthen attention and memory. They are useful for people who struggle with focus at work or home and for those wanting coaching around performance and organization.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shirley will ask about your goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together you will try methods, review what works, and adjust the plan so it fits your life and needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you have a face-to-face conversation from wherever you are. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short check-ins, ongoing coaching, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain momentum between appointments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Haitian Creole
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