Shawnene Weeks, LCSW

Louisiana · 8 years in practice

Shawnene Weeks is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, Louisiana: 14247 · expires August 2026
NPI: 1750843207 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Shawnene

Shawnene Weeks is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She offers calm, straightforward support for relationship and family concerns, addiction recovery, and issues like low self-esteem or burnout. Clients can expect a welcoming, nonjudgmental space to talk through what feels most urgent.

Shawnene listens first, then works with each person to set clear, practical goals. She draws on several approaches to match what the person needs in the moment.

Background and approach

Shawnene pays special attention to women's issues and caregiver stress, and she also addresses concerns related to adoption and foster care. She helps people untangle codependency, substance use struggles, and the guilt or shame that often follows painful experiences. Her practice uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to change unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and communication, and she incorporates eye movement desensitization and reprocessing when trauma work is appropriate. With eight years of clinical experience and an LA LCSW credential, Shawnene brings both practical skills and steady support.

She tailors sessions to each person's goals and pace, and she focuses on building everyday tools that make life more manageable.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Shawnene lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Drug and alcohol addiction
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Midlife crisis
Personality disorders
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues

Approaches Shawnene names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that align with them. It helps people when worry, avoidance, or feeling stuck get in the way of living the life they want. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and build new routines. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity; when appropriate, parts of trauma-focused work can be adapted to online formats.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawnene treats this as a collaborative process - she listens to your goals and tries different tools to see what fits. Together you decide whether to focus on skills training, values-based action, or trauma processing based on what feels safest and most useful.

Online therapy offers flexibility and several ways to connect. Video calls are good for deeper conversations and guided exercises. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use short, focused exchanges for support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other demands.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Shawnene help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and related issues like low self-esteem, relationship and family problems, anger, ADHD, and women's issues.

What is the therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on listening, setting clear goals, and building everyday skills for coping and change.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working in clinical settings and independent practice settings with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and location apply to this therapist?

She holds an LA LCSW credential and practices in Louisiana.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with this therapist?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing the short matching questionnaire to schedule.

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