Shawna Rhymes-Danielson

Shawna Rhymes-Danielson is a licensed marriage and family therapist who centers Mindfulness Therapy in her work. She offers calm, practical support for people feeling stuck by stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, or big life changes. Shawna aims to make the first step feel doable and understandable.

She draws on ten years of clinical experience in California and blends several approaches to match each person's needs. Shawna uses mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. She pairs that with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps forward.

Her work is also informed by attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening. That means Shawna pays attention to relationship patterns and provides a steady, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through worries about relationships, abandonment, infidelity, and blended family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when practical skills for coping and behavior change are helpful.

Shawna helps with a wide range of concerns including compassion fatigue, addictions, self-esteem, career stress, and trauma and abuse. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, divorce or separation, and issues around adoption and foster care.

Sessions focus on real-world changes: clearer communication, softer self-talk, and steps toward values-driven living. The goal is to build manageable habits that fit daily life and improve how people relate to themselves and others.

Mindful and Values-Focused Work Online

Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them; this can reduce reactivity and make it easier to respond thoughtfully to stress and relationship triggers. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, supports people in clarifying what matters to them and taking small values-driven steps, which is useful for coping with life changes, parenting stress, and career decisions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people try new, healthier ways of relating in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try different methods, and adjust the mix of mindfulness, ACT, attachment work, or CBT techniques to suit each person’s needs and preferences. Clients and therapist decide together how to move forward.

The original biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and let people use practices between sessions in real-life settings. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, values work, and attachment-focused conversations to virtual formats so clients can build new habits that fit daily life.