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Shayna Schaefer

Calm guidance for parents navigating life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
28 years
Licensed in
Delaware
Languages
English, Spanish
Format
Online sessions

About Shayna

Shayna Schaefer is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of practice in Delaware. She focuses on helping people build self-compassion, improve communication, and handle major life changes. Her style is warm and collaborative, with plain talk and practical steps that parents can use at home.

Shayna draws on a range of therapy methods to match each person’s needs. With long experience, Shayna addresses common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Her work includes attention to issues like adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, caregiving stress, and aging-related concerns. Shayna uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice difficult thoughts and still move toward their values.

She employs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping skills. Her client-centered and existential influences shape conversations so clients find meaning and clearer direction. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish and can include video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Shayna blends practical strategies with deeper reflection to help people make steady changes. She aims to make therapy a manageable, real-world part of daily life. In all work she keeps the focus on what each person wants to achieve.

Shayna listens first, then helps set doable goals and checks in on progress. That steady, collaborative approach guides how she supports people through transitions and setbacks.

Practical therapy approaches for online care

Shayna frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them, and to take steps that align with what matters to them. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns in thinking and behavior, and to teach concrete skills for coping with anxiety, mood shifts, or stressful situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shayna talks with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjusts methods as therapy progresses. That collaborative process helps make sessions feel relevant and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options let people fit therapy around school, work, and parenting duties, and provide quick ways to check in between appointments. For many, the flexibility of virtual sessions makes it easier to keep consistent progress while juggling daily life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shayna address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, combining practical skill-building with reflective conversation to help people make steady changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 28 years of clinical experience practicing in Delaware and has worked with a wide range of emotional and life issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an LCSW license. License details: DE LCSW Q1-0012554, and she practices in Delaware.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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Experience
28 years
Licensed
Delaware
Languages
English, Spanish

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