Shawndre Leydon, LMHC, LCPC

Shawndre Leydon is a licensed mental health counselor with credentials as LMHC and LCPC. She brings five years of clinical experience and a warm, interactive approach to sessions. Shawndre speaks English and works with people who are navigating stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, and midlife changes.

She focuses on practical, straightforward work in therapy. Shawndre uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take steps that matter to them.

Shawndre pays attention to attachment and relational patterns that can show up in close relationships. She helps people understand how past experiences shape current reactions and communication. That understanding then guides small, doable changes in how people relate and set boundaries.

Sessions are collaborative and respectful. Shawndre listens first, then suggests tools such as emotion regulation skills, mindful noticing, and practical problem solving. She aims to make therapy a place to try things out and adjust based on what helps.

Clients often bring concerns about trauma, grief, parenting stress, addiction, or career pressure. Shawndre also supports people dealing with body image, ADHD-related struggles, and intimacy-related worries. She encourages steady progress toward clearer goals and better day-to-day functioning.

Therapeutic approaches and what they offer online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, midlife changes, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thinking patterns and behaviors that keep problems going. CBT often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns in close relationships and communication, and it can guide changes in how people relate to others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest strategies to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Many people find that working with a licensed professional remotely still enables practical skill-building, emotional processing, and steady progress toward daily goals.