Shayla Finnissee, LMHC

Shayla Finnissee is a licensed mental health counselor who centers her work on practical approaches that help people manage stress, anxiety, and life changes. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside other evidence-informed methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of coping. Shayla practices in Florida and brings ten years of clinical experience to her sessions.

She focuses on a broad set of concerns including depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, bipolar concerns, and challenges around intimacy and relationships. Shayla also supports people dealing with grief, ADHD, and social anxiety. Her additional focus areas include communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation, self-love, and finding life purpose.

In session she aims to build a respectful, collaborative relationship. Conversations are shaped around each person’s priorities and practical goals. Sessions mix talking, skill-building, and real-world experiments to test what helps between meetings.

Shayla explains options clearly and tailors each plan to the client’s needs. She emphasizes small, achievable steps so change feels manageable. Her style is direct but warm, and she encourages people to bring real-life problems into therapy.

People who choose her often want concrete tools for day-to-day coping and support through difficult transitions. Shayla helps clients break larger problems into workable pieces and track progress over time. Her goal is to help people regain a sense of control and move toward a more satisfying life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Shayla commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors with straightforward exercises and practice tasks, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related struggles. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful action even when uncomfortable feelings are present, which helps with stress, life transitions, and persistent worry.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shayla will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before to shape a plan together. She adapts strategies from different approaches so the work matches each person’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions support deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth, live chat allows short check-ins, and messaging is useful for quick updates or homework support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.