About Shawnene
Shawnene Weeks is a licensed clinical social worker in Louisiana who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and major life changes. She provides a calm, direct presence and focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions. Shawnene pays attention to issues that often come up for women and caregivers and aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens first, then helps clients choose strategies that fit their daily lives.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skills to reduce overwhelming feelings, ways to change unhelpful thoughts, and practices to notice what matters most to each person. Shawnene draws from several well-known approaches, including cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness-based methods, to match tools to a person’s needs. She also uses methods aimed at processing trauma when that appears relevant.
Her work often focuses on concrete goals like improving relationships, managing impulses, or reducing substance use. With eight years of experience as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she brings hands-on practice in community and clinical settings. That experience informs realistic plans for coping and recovery rather than abstract theory.
Many clients come for help with mood, self-esteem, parenting stress, or career strain. Shawnene supports people who want clearer boundaries, better emotional regulation, and practical steps toward healthier routines.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small actions that align with what matters to them. It uses simple, practical exercises to reduce avoidance and build a more meaningful routine. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Sessions can include homework and short, actionable practices between meetings. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) can be used to process traumatic memories through guided bilateral stimulation and focused recall when trauma is a clear concern.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawnene will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, comfort level, and how someone responds in early sessions. That shared decision-making helps tailor a plan that feels manageable and aligned with personal needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone calls can be a simpler option with less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, and other daily demands.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English