Shayna Strauch is a California-licensed counselor with four years of clinical experience.
01About Shayna
Shayna Strauch is a California-licensed counselor with four years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, career challenges, and big life changes. Her approach is straightforward and supportive for someone taking the first step toward help.
Shayna focuses on practical work in sessions. She helps people improve communication, rebuild trust, and strengthen emotional connection when relationships feel strained. She also addresses issues like postpartum depression, fertility concerns, chronic illness and pain, and caregiver stress in simple, goal-oriented ways.
Background and approach
People meet her to tackle specific problems such as isolation, body image worries, emptiness, or difficulty finding life purpose. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and build coping skills. Sessions aim to clarify what matters, identify small changes, and practice new ways of responding to stress.
Her work also covers hospice and end-of-life counseling, aging and geriatric issues, and grief-related topics. She supports people navigating pregnancy and childbirth adjustments and relationships affected by infidelity or communication breakdowns. These topics are handled with calm, practical guidance.
Shayna offers sessions in English and provides multiple online session formats to fit different schedules. Taking that first step can feel hard, and she meets people where they are with patience and a clear plan for moving forward.
02Credentials
- LPCC (California)
- License 19464 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1114643780 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shayna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Shayna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and practical change. One common approach she uses concentrates on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety and low mood. This helps people notice triggers and try small experiments to change reactions.She also emphasizes communication skills training to improve how people express needs and resolve conflict. These techniques teach specific phrases, timing strategies, and listening exercises that people can practice between sessions. For relationship concerns, the work centers on rebuilding trust and strengthening emotional connection through repeatable exercises.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review your concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that fit your situation. Together you can adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you keep face-to-face interaction when that feels important, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins or ongoing written support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around life commitments.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Shayna help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, career problems, relationship strain, and life changes. Additional focus areas include postpartum depression, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and grief-related issues.
What is the therapy style like?
Sessions are practical and conversational, focused on problem solving and building coping skills. The goal is to identify small changes that make daily life easier and improve communication.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with the concerns listed in the profile. That experience informs her practical approach to common life and relationship difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPCC credential and practices in California. Those details are provided exactly as listed in the profile.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shayna?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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