Shayna Schaefer

Shayna Schaefer is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Delaware with 28 years of experience. She focuses on helping people build self-love, improve communication, and handle major life changes. Shayna aims to make therapy straightforward and usable for everyday life.

Her work covers many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, parenting, career challenges, ADHD, and bipolar mood concerns. She also addresses issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiving stress, and divorce and separation.

Shayna uses a collaborative, person-centered style in sessions. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them. From there she offers practical tools and conversations that fit each person's situation and goals.

Her methods draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral approaches, mindfulness, existential reflection, and client-centered work. Those methods are used to help people manage thoughts and feelings, identify values, and make changes that align with the life they want.

Shayna works with English and Spanish speakers. She emphasizes clear communication and realistic steps you can try between sessions. To begin, prospective clients follow the site's start process and match to her based on preferences and scheduling.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anger, anxiety, and navigating big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches step-by-step skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience, with the therapist offering empathy and support to help clients find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shayna will discuss these methods with each person and together decide what fits best based on goals and preferences. That collaborative choice can change over time as needs shift.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or letting someone choose not to use video when bandwidth is limited. Licensed therapists can use these options to help people practice skills between meetings and stay consistent with care.