Therapist profile
Shawna Rhymes-Danielson, LMFT
California LMFT focused on relationships and parenting
Continue with ShawnaAbout
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral tools
- Attachment-based work
About Shawna
Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, with 10 years of clinical experience. She supports adults facing relationship strain, parenting stresses, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. Her work also covers compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and abuse, and concerns related to LGBT and family issues.
She focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions look at how thoughts and behaviors affect daily life. She helps people name what is happening at home and try small, doable changes rather than long lists of tasks.
Shawna uses several common therapy approaches to guide sessions. She draws on techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral work to shift unhelpful patterns. Attachment-based ideas help when relationships and trust are the core concern.
Her background includes a decade of work in clinical settings supporting people through separation, blended family challenges, adoption and foster care topics, and caregiver stress. She also addresses anger, commitment concerns, and forgiveness work when these come up.
In session she emphasizes straightforward listening and collaborative planning. People can expect practical tools for communication, handling triggers, and rebuilding confidence. The goal is manageable progress at home and clearer decisions about next steps.
How sessions work
How Shawna uses ACT, CBT and attachment ideas online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for parenting stress, feeling stuck after a life change, or when anxiety gets in the way of everyday tasks. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and offers specific skills for reducing unhelpful reactions and improving mood and communication.Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early experiences affect trust and closeness now. That approach is often used when difficulty with closeness, abandonment concerns, or blended family dynamics are central to the problem. Shawna uses these approaches together to offer straightforward tools and relationship-focused ideas rather than a single fixed method.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. This makes it easier to prioritize what's most useful for the client's home life and daily routines.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it simpler to fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so more focus can go to skill practice and problem solving.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps with relationship strain, parenting stresses, self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and many family-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, using listening, direct conversation, and exercises from ACT, CBT, and attachment approaches to change patterns over time.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and parenting concerns and related topics.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and practices with that credential in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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