Shawna Rhymes-Danielson, LMFT
Therapist in California
Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with ten years of clinical experience.
- Licensed inCalifornia
- License120459
- NPI 1790207793
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Shawna
Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate relationship concerns, parenting challenges, changes in life, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at making the first step feel doable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
In sessions she creates a calm, nonjudgmental place to say what’s on your mind.
Background and approach
Shawna draws on attachment-focused ideas to understand how past relationships shape current reactions. She also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral work and acceptance-based approaches to help people respond differently to difficult thoughts and feelings. She helps people recover from trauma and abuse, manage anger, and work through issues around abandonment, infidelity, or blended family stress.
Her experience includes caring for clients coping with chronic illness, caregiver fatigue, and addiction concerns. Shawna also supports people facing identity and LGBT-related questions and the emotional fallout of separation or divorce. Sessions emphasize practical skills, clearer communication, and small behavior changes that add up.
Shawna often blends mindfulness techniques with client-centered listening to slow things down and build insight. She encourages realistic goals and steady steps toward better functioning. Shawna offers therapy in English and works with clients across California and beyond.
She accepts international clients and provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client’s life.
Credentials
- LMFT (California)
- License 120459 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1790207793 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shawna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawna names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
How attachment, acceptance, and client-centered work translate online
Shawna commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional responses; this approach helps identify patterns that keep people feeling stuck. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on clarifying values and building flexible actions when painful thoughts or feelings arise. In most sessions she blends these with Client-Centered Therapy, offering active listening and support while clients decide what matters most.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Shawna will talk with clients about their goals, strengths, and daily life to choose techniques that fit. She adjusts methods over time, mixing skills work, mindfulness practices, and reflective conversation according to what the client finds helpful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow therapy to fit around work, caregiving, or travel. Video is useful for more interactive skill practice and reading nonverbal cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support quick reflections, homework prompts, or ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Shawna often address?
She works with relationship strain, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and career questions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct with a nonjudgmental listening approach. She blends attachment-based ideas with practical skills from CBT and acceptance work.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has ten years of professional experience helping people with stress, motivation, family dynamics, and recovery after trauma.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with clients internationally.
What session formats does she use?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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