- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
About Shivana
Shivana Gentry is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, career questions, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, relationship and family stress, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and questions about life purpose.
Shivana uses a client-centered approach that treats each person as the expert on their own life. She combines that with practical strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking and experiment with different behaviors. She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people manage strong emotions and reduce reactivity.
Her approach includes relationship-focused methods such as the Gottman Method for couples communication and repair, alongside Jungian ideas about meaning and personal growth. In sessions she listens for what matters most to the individual and then suggests exercises or ways of thinking that are relevant to their goals. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on actionable steps.
Shivana works with a broad range of concerns that often overlap, like burnout, parenting strain, midlife questions, or the effects of trauma. She helps clients translate insights into day-to-day routines and choices. Her experience includes addressing impulse control, addiction patterns, panic symptoms, postpartum mood changes, and the stress of caregiving.
People who are deciding what comes next after a change in work, relationships, or health may find the sessions practical and goal-oriented. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Shivana blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness practices to shape online sessions that focus on immediate concerns and practical change. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building on each person's strengths so sessions start from what matters most to the client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thinking patterns that keep problems going and tests new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or panic. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals, preferred ways of working, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together the client and therapist decide which methods to try and adjust them over time based on what is helpful.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. These practical benefits help people keep momentum when managing career shifts, caregiving demands, parenting strain, or recovery from burnout.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns, life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, parenting, anger, ADHD, and questions about life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a client-centered style and CBT techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Sessions focus on practical steps you can take between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns from anxiety to career transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.