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LMFT

Shawna Rhymes-Danielson, LMFT

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasRelationship, Parenting, and Self esteem
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Shawna

Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a California-licensed LMFT who brings a decade of clinical experience to work focused on relationships, parenting, self-esteem, and managing major life transitions. She emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore emotions, increase motivation, and build confidence.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses concerns such as trauma and abuse, addiction, compassion fatigue, anger, and career-related stress. Using an integrative approach that draws from Internal Family Systems along with evidence-informed methods like ACT, CBT, and attachment-focused work, she helps people clarify values, strengthen communication, and resolve underlying patterns that interfere with connection and wellbeing.

Shawna supports clients navigating complex family dynamics, including adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, and caregiver stress. She accepts clients internationally and offers flexible formats to accommodate different needs and schedules.

Integrative Approaches and Online Options

Shawna incorporates Internal Family Systems to help clients explore internal parts and understand how different inner voices influence behavior and emotions. This approach can be useful for addressing persistent patterns, trauma responses, and internal conflicts that affect relationships and self-esteem. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her work, focusing on clarifying personal values, developing psychological flexibility, and learning mindful strategies to respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy informs her focus on relationship dynamics, helping clients understand how past attachment experiences shape current communication, trust, and bonding challenges.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process; the therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try different techniques, and adjust methods based on what fits best for the client's needs and preferences. Using multiple evidence-informed methods allows for flexibility in addressing complex issues like parenting, adoption and foster care concerns, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and convenience. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support clients in different time zones, and maintain continuity of care when in-person options are not practical.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Shawna works with a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and career concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, nonjudgmental approach that combines acceptance-based and cognitive strategies to help clients explore feelings, clarify values, and build practical coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience providing therapy in California and has worked with clients on a variety of relationship and life-transition issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with the California license CA LMFT 120459 and practices from California.
Which languages and international availability are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available for online work?
Shawna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English