- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Shawna
Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on practical ways to manage stress, anxiety, and the everyday challenges of parenting. Shawna aims to make the first step less intimidating and to support parents who want clearer direction and more calm at home.
She uses talk, listening, and simple tools to help people build confidence and motivation.
Background and approach
Sessions look at current patterns, communication habits, and small changes that can make daily life easier. She also helps clients facing big transitions like separation, career shifts, or health-related stress. Shawna draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centered approaches to strengthen how people relate to themselves and others. Mindfulness techniques are offered as practical exercises for managing strong emotions and burnout. Her work includes a wide range of concerns such as relationship strain, compassion fatigue, addiction challenges, and trauma and abuse.
She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. Sessions are offered in English and Shawna accepts international clients. She frames therapy as a collaborative process aimed at real-life changes, not quick fixes.
The overall goal is clearer choices, steadier emotions, and more satisfying relationships.
What Shawna works with
Everything Shawna lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shawna helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Shawna’s approaches translate to online care
Shawna often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on noticing thoughts and values-guided action rather than trying to eliminate difficult feelings. ACT can help when parenting becomes overwhelming and when people want to reconnect with what matters most.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical behavior changes. CBT works well for managing anxiety, habit changes, and improving day-to-day responses to stress. Attachment-Based ideas are woven into sessions to help people understand relationship patterns and improve how they relate to others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shawna will discuss goals and try methods that fit the client's needs and preferences. That collaborative process helps decide whether ACT, CBT, attachment work, or a mix of techniques will be most useful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction when that helps. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and homework support easy to fit into a busy parenting schedule. These options help make consistent therapy more manageable for people with busy lives.
Questions people ask about Shawna
What kinds of problems does Shawna help with?
She works with relationship strain, parenting concerns, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, and trauma-related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and conversational, using listening, practical exercises, and behavioral steps to address daily challenges and parenting stress.
How long has she been practicing?
Shawna has ten years of professional experience as a clinician working with people facing stress, motivation problems, and family-related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients as well.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling based on the therapist's availability.
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