- CBT methods
- DBT skills
- Solution-focused work
About Shanterica
Shanterica Swan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with three years of clinical experience. She has worked in outpatient, residential, correctional, and virtual settings. She helps people who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or emotionally drained despite appearing high-functioning.
Her work often focuses on anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and difficulties with overthinking or regulating emotions. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, divorce and separation, eating and food-related concerns, and feelings of guilt and shame. Sessions emphasize practical skills that can be used between appointments.
Swan uses straightforward, skills-based methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and solution-focused techniques. She leans on approaches that teach coping tools for daily life, such as emotion-regulation strategies and ways to shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
In sessions she aims for clear communication and concrete steps. Conversations often include identifying manageable goals, practicing coping exercises, and checking which tools are most useful in real situations. Progress is tracked by small, observable changes rather than abstract promises.
People who reach out should expect direct, practical sessions that focus on improving day-to-day functioning. She conducts work in English and practices in Florida as an LMHC. If someone is unsure whether her style fits, the first meeting can clarify goals and next steps.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It aims to make conversations feel collaborative and to surface the goals the client cares about most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to shift patterns that maintain anxiety or shame. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, useful when strong emotions make daily life harder.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals and pick methods that fit those priorities. That can mean mixing CBT tools with DBT skills or using client-centered questions to shape a solution-focused plan.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into a busy week and using brief check-ins when a full session is not needed. Because the therapist's original profile does not list specific session formats, confirm current options before booking to know whether video, phone, or other formats are offered. Online work aims to make it easier to practice skills between meetings and to keep progress connected to everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, and emotional regulation problems. Additional focuses include trauma and abuse, divorce and separation, eating issues, guilt and shame, and self-esteem.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and practice new responses. Work often includes cognitive and behavioral techniques alongside emotion-regulation exercises.
What is her background and experience?
She has three years of clinical experience and has worked in outpatient, residential, correctional, and virtual settings. That variety informs her practical, solution-oriented approach.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.