Shayna Schaefer, LCSW

Shayna Schaefer is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of experience supporting people through major life changes and relationship concerns. She focuses on helping clients build self-respect, strengthen communication, and make thoughtful choices when facing stress or transition.

Her work covers a broad range of issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges related to parenting, career, and body image. She also helps with more specific concerns like ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, and divorce or separation.

Shayna uses a collaborative, person-centered style that centers the client’s goals. Sessions are a space to talk through painful experiences, try new responses, and practice clearer communication. She aims to help people notice what matters to them and take small, workable steps toward it.

In practical terms she draws on approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to tailor work to each person. That means mixing skill practice, gentle reflection, and values-guided action based on what the client needs.

Shayna provides services in Delaware and works in English and Spanish. People who want to begin can use the site’s continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It often includes simple actions and exercises people can try between sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and practicing new skills to change behavior and mood. That approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it emphasizes concrete tools and short exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean trying a skill-based focus for a while or shifting to deeper reflective work, depending on what helps.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Many people find that remote work can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins during a busy day, and let them practice skills in real-life settings between sessions. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to an online setting so clients can work on values-based actions and skill practice without changing the core of the work.