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You are the driver of your bus, when you feel uncertain about the direction, let me help with navigation.
Shawna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of Indiana and has over 20 years of experience in mental health treatment. She specializes in anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma, women’s issues, self-esteem, self-confidence and coping with the challenges of daily life.
Shawna holds her Master's degree in Social Work at the University of Illinois- Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work. She is experienced using a variety of treatment modalities cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and more.
Shawna is confident she can support you on the journey to gain new perspectives and techniques that allow you to cope with whatever you may be struggling with. If you are ready to do the work, schedule an appointment with her today.
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Having experienced trauma in my childhood, I sought therapy as an adult to assist me in better understanding how my thoughts, feel...
Having experienced trauma in my childhood, I sought therapy as an adult to assist me in better understanding how my thoughts, feelings, and behaviors were counterproductive to living the "perspective" I envisioned.
I am a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 27 years of experience helping individuals and families navigate life’s challenges. Over the years, I’ve worked with children, adolescents, adults, and couples across private practices, schools, and Christian counseling agencies. My experience has allowed me to support clients managing depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and family conflict while fostering growth, understanding, and resilience through compassionate care.
I earned my Master’s in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Saint Francis. My therapeutic approach is client-centered, collaborative, and tailored to each client. I integrate cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and family systems approaches to promote healing, strengthen relationships, and build lasting emotional wellness.
Taking the first step toward therapy is an act of courage and self-care. Whether you’re beginning your healing journey or returning to therapy, I’m here to provide a safe, supportive space where you can share, reflect, and grow. Together, we’ll work toward the clarity, balance, and strength you deserve. I look forward to supporting your next chapter.
You deserve dedicated time with a mental health professional — it can be life-changing.
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Grief and loss counseling helps people grieve difficult losses including the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or the end of a relationship. It helps people navigate their grief process and eventually accept, understand, and move forward from their loss. Thriveworks grief therapists in Carmel, IN have specific experience, training, and skills that enable them to best support grieving individuals.
Grief and loss counseling isn’t one-size-fits-all, but it involves sharing about your loss and then working with your counselor to acknowledge and accept your new reality in its wake. Your provider at Thriveworks in Carmel, IN will design your treatment plan around your unique needs and goals for therapy, applying the counseling techniques that best support them.
If you have recently experienced an event like the death of a loved one, a breakup or divorce, the loss of a job, or another major life change, then you may want to seek grief and loss counseling. Grief can be caused by many experiences and events, so if you feel that you are having trouble moving on from a certain event or find that it is still impacting your life and functioning, grief and loss counseling can help you process it more effectively so that you can move on and once again find fulfillment and satisfaction in your life.
There are many counseling theories for treating grief, one of the most frequently used being the dual process model of grief which helps people acknowledge who or what they’ve lost through rumination while also adjusting to the new roles and identities that this loss has now placed on them. There are also many commonly used therapy approaches used in grief and loss counseling, including Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and traumatic grief therapy.
Grief & loss counseling at Thriveworks is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.
For many, grief and loss counseling lasts for about 6 months. For others, it may last shorter or longer, depending on the severity of their loss and their grief.
Includes individual, couples, child/ teen, & family therapy
Includes reducing symptoms with medication & management
Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Carmel is located near West Carmel Drive and City Center Dr, off US-31. It is near the IU Health North Hospital and the Monon Trail.
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