Shawn Strohfus , LCSW

Shawn Strohfus is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. She creates an accepting space where clients can be honest about what they are feeling. Shawn emphasizes practical steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Sessions focus on building useful skills and increasing self-awareness. Shawn works with everyday problems like workplace stress, relationship communication issues, and parenting strain, and she also addresses concerns such as attachment difficulties, codependency, and commitment worries.

Shawn brings 11 years of clinical experience to her practice in California. She combines compassionate listening with clear guidance to help people make sense of mood patterns, phobias, or paranoia when those concerns arise. For those dealing with major life shifts, she offers help sorting through divorce, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose.

Her style is straightforward and paced to the client. She supports people through caregiver stress and control issues, and she helps those navigating antisocial personality features or other complex behaviors. Women’s issues are listed among her focuses and are woven into conversations about identity, boundaries, and self-worth.

Sessions use simple, practical language. Shawn encourages small experiments between meetings and focuses on skills that fit daily life. This approach helps clients practice new habits and notice concrete change over time.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Online Care

Shawn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and clearer understanding. One approach emphasizes teaching concrete coping skills to manage anxiety and mood swings, helping people recognize triggers and try out new responses. Another approach centers on improving attachment and relationship patterns by identifying unhelpful interaction styles and practicing healthier communication and boundaries.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawn will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they will try different strategies and adjust course so the work fits the person's life and progress can be measured in small steps.

Online therapy with Shawn offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep consistent care while juggling daily demands.