Shimyne Homidas , LCSW, LISW-CP

Shimyne Homidas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) who focuses on helping people navigate major life changes. She draws on seven years of experience to support those coping with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, self-esteem concerns, grief, and women's issues.

She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can say what they need to say. Sessions are intended to help clients sort through confusing emotions and make practical plans for the next step. Shimyne emphasizes clear, friendly conversation rather than clinical jargon.

Her approach blends client-centered care with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing to help clients identify values and set realistic goals.

Shimyne often works with people facing divorce or separation, domestic violence, codependency, and recovery from trauma and abuse. She also supports those dealing with career transitions, isolation, guilt and shame, and issues around self-harm, self-love, and life purpose.

Based in Florida, she holds the FL LCSW and SC LISW-CP credentials. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging using a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Shimyne uses client-centered therapy to base sessions on each person's priorities and perspective. This approach focuses on listening, reflective questions, and helping people find their own solutions to stress, relationship problems, or feeling stuck.

She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with practical strategies. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, social phobia, and patterns like codependency. Dialectical behavior therapy gives skills for managing strong emotions, reducing self-harm urges, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for in-depth conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed, and messaging or live chat can fit brief updates or reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions and busy schedules.