Shivana Gentry, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

About Shivana

Shivana Gentry is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 13 years of professional experience. She approaches sessions with respect for each person’s story and emphasizes the strengths clients already bring to change. Shivana aims to support people taking initial steps toward clearer choices and greater wellbeing.

Her practice centers on practical, down-to-earth conversation. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that get in the way.

Background and approach

From there she offers tools for stress, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns and collaborates on plans for career decisions or life transitions. Shivana integrates Client-Centered techniques to keep the person’s goals central. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and Mindfulness practices to build calm and focus.

Those methods are mixed to match what each person needs in the moment. She has worked with issues related to compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, and relationship stress. Parenting and family topics are part of her focus, including adoption and foster care questions as well as caregiver strain.

She also supports people facing mood struggles, postpartum changes, panic, and challenges around motivation or impulsivity. Shivana encourages small, manageable steps and honest reflection. Sessions aim to be practical and approachable, helping people practice new responses between meetings.

She guides toward clearer decision making and steadier emotional responses over time.

Approaches you might use in online sessions

Many clients find Client-Centered Therapy helpful because it keeps the conversation focused on their goals and priorities. This approach involves listening deeply and letting the person guide what matters most in sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels useful. Expect decisions about pacing and focus to happen together rather than prescribed from the start.

Please confirm what online session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit therapy into a busy week. It can also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, reduce travel time, and let people keep continuity of care while managing work, family, or relocation. Licensed professionals typically adapt exercises, mindfulness practices, and CBT worksheets to an online setting so progress can continue between sessions.

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.

Gottman Method

A research-based framework for couples, focused on how partners argue, repair, and stay connected. Practical and structured, with exercises to try between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns are addressed here?

Shivana works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career issues, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family matters, trauma and abuse, parenting, anger, ADHD and related concerns.

How would you describe the therapy style?

The approach is person-centered and practical. Sessions focus on listening, identifying unhelpful patterns, and trying small tools from mindfulness and cognitive behavioral work.

What experience does the therapist have?

She has 13 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, motivation struggles, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

What are the credentials and where is the therapist located?

The clinician is a FL LMHC, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.

How is cost handled 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 this therapist?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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