Shawndre Leydon, LMHC, LCPC

Shawndre Leydon is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) and licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) who works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and grief. She speaks English and practices in Florida, and she accepts international clients. Her style is warm and interactive and she aims to make sessions respectful and straightforward.

She uses practical methods drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice patterns and try new behaviors. Attachment-based work is part of her focus when relationship history affects current feelings. Dialectical behavior concepts are used for emotion regulation and coping skills where intense feelings are present.

Shawndre tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. She avoids labels that shame and emphasizes small, doable steps. Sessions look at what is causing stress now and how to change habits that get in the way of daily life.

Her background includes five years in clinical practice and training reflected by the MA LMHC and ME LCPC credentials. That combined experience supports work with issues such as trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, parenting concerns, sleeping and eating struggles, and ADHD-related challenges.

People often come to talk about commitment and intimacy concerns, abandonment and attachment problems, communication or control issues, and coping with life changes. Shawndre helps people sort through those worries, set realistic goals, and build skills to manage difficult moments.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and focus on values-based action; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect feelings and behavior today and can help when abandonment, trust, or intimacy issues are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches simple skills to change unhelpful patterns, which is helpful for stress, sleep and eating concerns, and mood problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will use a collaborative process to match methods to a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That might mean trying one approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on what helps most.

The source biography did not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit care into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during a work break or from a quieter room. It also makes regular homework, skill practice, and check-ins easier to schedule around everyday demands.