Shayla Finnissee, LMHC

Shayla Finnissee is a licensed mental health counselor who combines practical talk with warmth. She offers focused support for stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strains, family conflict, and mood concerns. Her style aims to help people take understandable steps toward feeling more capable and steady.

Shayla uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to identify unhelpful thinking and acceptance-based ideas to help people notice what matters most. Attachment-informed work and emotionally focused methods guide conversations about connection and closeness in relationships.

Her practice centers on respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Sessions are shaped to the individual so conversations and goals fit each person’s life. Shayla emphasizes clear, direct tools and small changes that add up over time.

She brings ten years of professional experience and holds the LMHC credential, licensed in Florida. That background informs how she supports people facing grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and challenges like guilt, shame, and loneliness.

Shayla invites people who are ready to consider change to take the first step. She helps clients identify priorities, try new ways of coping, and build on what already works. The focus is on realistic, steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed actions. It helps people who feel stuck by shifting attention to what matters and building habits that support those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early bonds affect current relationships and supports building more secure ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods to try based on goals, life circumstances, and comfort level. That collaborative planning can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking. Shayla's methods translate well to remote conversations because they rely on dialogue, exercises, and homework that fit into daily life. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so therapy fits a busy routine. Talk with the therapist about how to shape sessions to your day-to-day needs.