Shayna Schaefer, LCSW

Shayna Schaefer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Delaware with 28 years of experience. She works with adults on problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and grief. Shayna also supports people facing trauma, eating and body image concerns, bipolar disorder, and life changes like divorce or caregiving responsibilities.

She uses a mix of practical approaches to help people make small changes that add up. Sessions focus on clearer communication, building self-respect, and coping skills for intense feelings. Shayna encourages mindful awareness and values straightforward conversation about what is and isn’t working in daily life.

Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults across a range of emotional and behavioral concerns. That experience informs how she blends cognitive techniques with person-centered listening and acceptance-based tools. Clients can expect a steady, direct style that balances problem-solving with attention to internal experience.

Shayna speaks English and Spanish and has worked with people from varied cultural backgrounds. She helps adults manage parenting challenges, blended family issues, abandonment and attachment concerns, and career-related stress. Her practice also addresses anger, intimacy-related issues, and complicated grief.

When starting, she typically focuses on immediate coping strategies and then moves toward longer term patterns. Sessions often include skills practice, values clarification, and reflective conversation. People looking for help with family and parenting concerns may find her approach practical and focused on everyday changes.

How her approaches translate to online sessions