About Shauna

Shauna Figueroa is a clinician with 20 years of experience who brings a practical, compassionate approach to therapy. She is an MD and a Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical, LCSW-C, and also holds LCSW. Shauna focuses on helping people name their feelings and find workable steps to feel better.

She aims to make people feel heard and accepted from the first session. Her work emphasizes straightforward support for stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She also helps with relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting concerns, grief, and substance-related problems. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. Shauna uses a mix of proven approaches to fit each person.

She draws on client-centered listening to build trust and on cognitive behavioral tools to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness and emotionally-focused techniques help people stay present and strengthen relationships. She brings particular attention to the effects of childhood and systemic trauma on daily life.

Shauna supports people navigating identity-related and marginalization issues, including LGBT concerns and experiences of racism or bias. Her background includes long-term work with a wide range of life challenges and complex histories. Shauna works with adults in Maryland and provides therapy in English.

She offers sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire, then scheduling based on therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening without judgment and helping people put feelings into words; it helps people who need acceptance and clarity about their experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and attention-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try appropriate techniques, and adjust plans based on what is most helpful. Clients and the therapist decide together which methods to use over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging helps keep progress between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping therapy consistent.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Shauna commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, and substance-related problems, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Shauna combines warm, client-centered listening with practical techniques. Sessions focus on naming feelings, changing patterns, and building coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families across a range of life challenges and complex histories.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds MD, LCSW-C, and LCSW credentials and practices in Maryland.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Shauna offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
20 years
Licensed
Maryland, Connecticut, Virginia, District of Columbia
Languages
English

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