Shaniece Goodman
Practical, supportive therapy for stress and family concerns
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Shaniece
Shaniece Goodman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, and family concerns. She offers a calm, respectful space for people to talk through painful feelings. Shaniece keeps language plain and practical so parents can read and decide quickly if she might help.
She focuses on making therapy feel doable. Sessions look at communication patterns, coping skills, and how past hurts affect today.
Background and approach
Shaniece aims to strengthen self-worth and reduce isolation by teaching hands-on strategies you can use between visits. Her work draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a culturally responsive perspective. That means she adapts tools to fit each person’s background and lived experience.
The emphasis is on collaboration rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Shaniece has three years of clinical experience in California and holds the LMFT credential, which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She meets people where they are and helps them set realistic goals for change.
Practical matters are straightforward: sessions can be by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Shaniece uses these formats to make therapy more accessible for busy parents and people with complex schedules.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Shaniece uses a small set of evidence-based techniques in straightforward ways. One approach focuses on improving communication and relationship patterns by identifying unhelpful habits and practicing new ways to connect. This helps when family tensions, commitment issues, or communication problems make daily life harder.Another approach targets anxiety and trauma symptoms by teaching coping skills and grounding exercises. These steps teach people how to manage overwhelming feelings in the moment and slowly build confidence over time.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Shaniece works collaboratively to match techniques to a person's goals, history, and preferences rather than imposing a single method. She adjusts plans based on what works and what feels comfortable for the person.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy families and people with limited time. Video calls let you see facial cues while phone sessions are more flexible for urgent days. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or share shorter updates. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around school, work, and caregiving responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
Next step
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