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Shaunique Brown, LMHC

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Parenting
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Shaunique

Shaunique Brown is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with five years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, and trauma.

Background and approach

She also supports clients facing career concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD, self-esteem and body image struggles, relationship and family problems, and a wide range of life transitions and identity questions. Her work includes coaching elements for clients seeking clearer life purpose and motivation.

Brown draws on approaches such as Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and mindfulness-informed therapies, combining practical skills with curiosity and compassion. She has worked across community mental health programs, school settings, residential substance-abuse care, day treatment, and independent practice, bringing a flexible, person-centered stance to each setting.

Her style emphasizes meeting clients where they are and collaborating on goals, whether someone wants insight, symptom relief, or tools for day-to-day coping. Known for warmth, respect, and cultural sensitivity, Brown aims to create an environment of genuine care and empowerment.

She guides clients through challenges like grief, parenting strains, fertility or adoption-related concerns, immigration stress, and issues around control, impulsivity, and forgiveness while tailoring strategies to individual needs.

Approaches that inform online care and what to expect



Internal Family Systems (IFS) views the mind as made up of different parts and helps clients notice the roles those parts play, such as protectors or wounded parts, so they can develop inner cooperation and healing. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes making space for difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying values and taking committed action toward a meaningful life; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathy, validation, and creating a trusting relationship so clients can explore concerns and grow at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify which methods match their goals, preferences, and current needs, adapting techniques over time rather than following a fixed protocol.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care while fitting therapy into busy lives, whether someone prefers face-to-face video work or shorter, message-based check-ins. Licensed professionals can adjust pacing, tools, and homework to fit the chosen format and support steady progress.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shaunique address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, anger, career concerns, self esteem, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and many related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centered, blending practical skills training with gentle curiosity and support to help clients meet their goals.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has five years of experience across community mental health, school settings, residential substance-abuse programs, day treatment, and independent practice.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is licensed as an LMHC in Florida with license MH20812 and practices from that state.
Does she work with speakers of other languages or international clients?
She conducts therapy in English and is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English