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LMHC, LCPC

Shawndre Leydon, LMHC, LCPC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Shawndre

Shawndre Leydon brings an Internal Family Systems-informed approach to therapy, integrating several evidence-based methods to address a wide range of life challenges. She is identified as Shawndre Leydon and holds LMHC and LCPC credentials, which reflect her training and authorization to practice mental health counseling.

Background and approach

Over five years of professional practice in Florida have shaped her work with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, and a variety of attachment and personality-related concerns.

Her style emphasizes collaboration and responsiveness, blending frameworks like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match each person's needs. Shawndre attends to practical coping skills while also exploring underlying patterns related to abandonment, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, and caregiver stress.

She accepts international clients and offers sessions in English, aiming to help people build clarity, cope with life changes, and strengthen emotional resources through tailored, compassionate engagement.

Integrating therapeutic approaches in online sessions

Shawndre blends Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to guide online work. Internal Family Systems invites clients to notice and relate to the different parts of themselves with curiosity, which can help with internal conflict, trauma-related responses, and self-criticism. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and developing psychological flexibility through present-moment awareness and committed action, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds to improve connection, boundaries, and interpersonal functioning, helping people address attachment wounds and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself, and the therapist collaborates with each client to determine which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. Sessions can combine practices from several models so the work feels practical and responsive rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to schedule care around work, family, or travel. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of support and to practice skills between sessions while working with licensed professionals who adapt their methods to the online format.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can I bring to therapy?
Shawndre works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and many attachment and personality-related difficulties.
What therapeutic style does she use in sessions?
Her sessions combine an Internal Family Systems-informed perspective with approaches like ACT, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and CBT to balance skills, insight, and compassionate exploration.
How long has she been practicing?
She has five years of clinical experience working with diverse mental health and relational concerns in Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LMHC and LCPC credentials with license details listed as MA LMHC LMHC10000080 and ME LCPC CC8175, and she practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English for those outside the U.S.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide different ways to connect that suit client needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine

Languages

English