Shawntay Fenyo , MD, LCPC, LCMHC

Shawntay Fenyo is a licensed clinician based in North Carolina with ten years of experience. She holds an MD and carries the credentials LCPC and LCMHC. Shawntay focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She works with women and with people who are navigating grief, postpartum concerns, pregnancy and childbirth issues, or transitions such as midlife shifts and changes in purpose. She also addresses mood disorders, seasonal affective disorder, and challenges tied to military service and multicultural backgrounds. In sessions she keeps language simple and direct. Clients can expect a warm, affirming space to talk through painful memories, feelings of emptiness, or struggles with commitment and relationships. She draws on practical tools to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Shawntay uses several evidence-based approaches to guide conversations and goals. Those methods include client-centered techniques to prioritize the person's own perspective, cognitive behavioral tools to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and emotionally focused work to address connection and attachment themes. Her work balances short-term problem solving with deeper healing when needed. People who want both tangible coping skills and attention to emotional experience tend to fit well with her style. Shawntay emphasizes respect for culture and identity while helping people make clear, workable changes.

How these approaches work online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead, helping people feel heard and understood while they set their own goals. This approach is useful for processing grief, identity questions, and feelings of emptiness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It works well for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions by teaching practical skills to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest methods to try. Decisions are collaborative and can shift if something isn’t helping.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can provide short check-ins or flexible support between appointments. These options make it easier to work therapy into everyday life and keep continuity during busy or changing seasons.