
Dr. Shawna Haley
Guidance for meaningful, balanced living
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Guidance for meaningful, balanced living
Start with Dr. Shawna HaleyLicensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Dr. Shawna Haley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who also holds a doctoral degree in Counseling and Education. She is licensed to practice clinical social work in Florida, a credential that reflects advanced training and clinical experience.
She brings 24 years of experience in mental health counseling and has worked across private practice, an inpatient acute care hospital, and an outpatient mental health clinic. Her clinical work spans individual, group, and family settings, supporting people who are facing life difficulties or coping with grief and loss.
Dr. Haley maintains a specialty in women’s issues, with particular experience addressing infertility concerns and post-partum depression. She also works with clients experiencing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, career difficulties, family conflicts, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and provides coaching to support personal and professional goals.
Her therapeutic approach is tailored to each person’s needs and draws on multiple methods, including cognitive-behavioral techniques, client-centered therapy, and solution-focused therapy. She is known as a careful listener who offers practical guidance aligned with each client’s objectives and seeks to partner with clients to help them pursue a more meaningful and satisfying life.
Dr. Haley understands that seeking help can be difficult and emphasizes empowerment and exploration of one’s strengths as central to the work. Outside of her professional life she enjoys reading, meditation, yoga, walking, traveling, mindfulness practices, the beach, and art.
Many people wonder whether connecting with a therapist online truly makes a difference. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and navigating life changes, online therapy has been found to be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions.
One of the primary benefits is greater flexibility. Clients can engage in therapy in the format that feels most comfortable for them - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging - which can make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule.
Therapy delivered online is provided by licensed professionals, and clients have the option to change therapists if they seek a different fit. This combination of convenience and professional training can help people access consistent support while managing other life responsibilities.