- Stress and anxiety
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Shivana
Shivana Gentry is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 13 years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career challenges, and life changes. She also supports those facing compassion fatigue and difficulties with motivation and confidence.
Shivana centers her work on the idea that each person knows their story best. She listens for strengths and practical options the client can use right away. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than long lectures. The tone is direct and supportive so clients can try small changes between meetings.
She uses a mix of methods to match what the person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person’s goals and how they want to move forward. Mindfulness techniques can help with panic, anxiety, and stress by teaching simple attention and breathing practices.
Shivana also draws on ideas from the Gottman Method for work around relationships and communication. Jungian approaches are used when people want to explore deeper patterns and meaning. Together these approaches offer practical tools and reflective work depending on what the client wants to focus on.
Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused. People who feel overwhelmed by social situations, worry, or life transitions will find concrete strategies to try. Shivana helps people plan next steps and reviews progress as therapy continues.
Therapeutic approaches used for online work
Shivana commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her practice. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that increase worry or avoidance and gives practical exercises to change them, which can help with panic, social anxiety, and mood challenges. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist following the client’s priorities and pacing.She may also use mindfulness techniques to teach calming attention and breathing practices for stress and panic. Deciding which combination of approaches to try is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then adapt methods as progress is reviewed.
Please confirm current online session formats before booking, since specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy routine by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling easier around work or caregiving. The focus in sessions remains practical skill building, problem solving, and reviewing how new strategies are working in everyday life.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career challenges, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and related areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-focused. She listens for strengths and offers clear steps and tools to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of professional work experience as a clinician in her field.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session format options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.