- Emotion-focused work
- CBT and mindfulness
- Relationship skills
About Shauna
Shauna Figueroa is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Maryland with 20 years of experience. She lists LCSW-C and LCSW credentials and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and addictions. Sessions are conducted in English.
Shauna draws on several ways of working, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the Gottman Method, and mindfulness approaches. She focuses on helping people name emotions, understand patterns, and improve communication. She also addresses practical problems like sleeping, parenting, and coping with life changes.
Her practice includes work related to abandonment, attachment issues, blended family difficulties, codependency, commitment and communication problems, and family of origin concerns. Shauna also lists support for grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and food-related concerns, and substance use. The biography describes a focus on validating experiences of trauma and abuse tied to racism, bias, and systemic inequalities.
In sessions she helps people put feelings into words and talk through painful memories and current stressors. She combines conversational, skill-based, and relational work to help clients build coping skills and change unhelpful patterns. Shauna emphasizes listening and practical steps clients can try between meetings.
To begin, readers are asked to complete the site matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location.
How Emotion-Focused and Skills-Based Work Translate Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and expressing core emotions and relationship patterns. It is often used when people want to change recurring hurts, attachment responses, or communication cycles. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can make sense of their own feelings and choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, and uses practical exercises to build new habits and skills.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shauna works with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning means sessions can combine relational work, skills practice, and mindfulness in ways that make sense for the client.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that focus on skill practice or a brief emotional processing. Phone-only meetings can be useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and video sessions let therapists and clients work on facial expression and interactional patterns. Ask about available formats when you schedule so sessions match your routine and needs.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, District of Columbia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, addictions, and related concerns such as grief, intimacy and sleep problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, Gottman Method ideas, and mindfulness. She focuses on naming emotions, improving communication, and building practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and families on a range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds LCSW-C and LCSW credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.