- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Communication help
About Shayla
Shayla Finnissee is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationships, family concerns, and related challenges. Shayla aims to meet people where they are and offer respectful, compassionate support.
She uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions are shaped around individual needs and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Shayla emphasizes practical steps that people can try between meetings to notice change over time.
Her background includes ten years of professional experience working with issues like depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people navigating bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and major life transitions. Communication problems, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation are common themes she helps people talk through.
Shayla draws from several well-known approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She adapts these methods to match each person’s values, preferences, and goals. The result is a collaborative process that balances understanding with practical work.
People who choose Shayla can expect a calm, nonjudgmental environment and a focus on building skills that fit daily life. She encourages small steps, honest conversation, and continued reflection as part of long-term change.
How Shayla’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and supports building more secure ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shayla works together with each person to decide which methods fit best for their situation, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process may combine ideas from different approaches and adjust as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to schedule around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping therapy consistent with everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shayla commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and grief, intimacy issues, bipolar and ADHD related challenges.
What is her approach to therapy like?
She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered methods, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to fit each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
Shayla has ten years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida and holds a Florida LMHC credential.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.