Shawnene Weeks, LCSW

Licensed in Louisiana · 8 years in practice

Shawnene Weeks meets people where they are and focuses on practical help.

License and registration

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

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About Shawnene

Shawnene Weeks meets people where they are and focuses on practical help. She is a licensed clinical social worker who guides individuals through stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and life changes. Her first priority is to make therapy feel understandable and doable for someone juggling family or caregiving demands.

Shawnene draws on eight years of experience working with people facing relationship strain, family problems, and the fallout of trauma and abuse.

Background and approach

She pays attention to how guilt, shame, impulsivity, or compassion fatigue can shape daily life. She also supports those navigating adoption and foster care concerns and issues related to women’s experiences. In sessions she uses clear, structured methods and also listens closely to each person’s story.

Techniques include cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based practices to build tolerance for hard feelings. She also incorporates mindfulness and skills from dialectical approaches when emotion regulation is needed. Shawnene brings a practical orientation to recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and to managing ADHD or bipolar symptoms alongside mood concerns.

She works with people on career stress, social anxiety, and rebuilding self-esteem after difficult events. The focus is on learning tools that fit daily life. People who meet with Shawnene can expect collaborative, respectful care.

She aims to help clients set realistic goals, test small changes, and build routines that support lasting progress. Her practice in Louisiana centers on supporting individual growth and clearer ways forward.

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 Shawnene’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and taking small steps toward those values even when emotions are difficult. It helps with anxiety, depression, and life transitions by teaching practical ways to act despite worry or avoidance.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear exercises and homework to test unhelpful beliefs, which can reduce social anxiety, low mood, and stress over time.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used for processing distress linked to traumatic memories. It can reduce the intensity of painful memories and make daily triggers easier to manage. These approaches are tools she will draw from depending on each person’s needs.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawnene will work with each client to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and life demands. Together they will set small, measurable steps and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video sessions support face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit into a busy break and require less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging is useful for shorter check-ins, skill reminders, or when written reflection feels easier. These options make it simpler to sustain therapy amid work, caregiving, and other daily responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Shawnene works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family problems, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and related issues like guilt, shame, and impulsivity.

How would you describe the therapy style?

She uses a collaborative, down-to-earth approach that mixes skills training and reflective conversation to help people try practical changes at home.

What is her clinical background?

She has eight years of clinical experience focusing on areas such as trauma, caregiver stress, women’s issues, addiction recovery, and family dynamics.

Where is Shawnene licensed and based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker with an LA LCSW and practices in Louisiana.

Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are fees and payment handled?

Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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