Shawntay Fenyo, LCPC, LCMHC

Shawntay Fenyo is a licensed clinician with ten years of practice helping people through difficult emotional times. She holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and sees clients in North Carolina. Her work focuses on everyday struggles like depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Shawntay aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She creates a warm, respectful space where people can talk about hard feelings and start to put small changes into practice. Sessions emphasize clear steps and real coping skills rather than jargon or vague promises. Her background includes long experience with mood disorders and trauma and work with people facing transitions such as postpartum challenges, midlife shifts, and changes tied to military service. She also pays attention to cultural context and how identity affects emotional health. In session she draws on approaches that help people map thoughts and behaviors, deepen emotional understanding, and focus on realistic goals. The work can include looking at unhelpful thinking patterns, identifying what matters most, and practicing new ways of responding to stress. People who come to her often want practical tools and a supportive listener who honors their values. She encourages small, steady steps toward clearer purpose, better mood, and more reliable coping when life gets hard.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so people feel heard and can explore what matters to them. It helps with emotional clarity and deciding on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and gives practical exercises to reduce anxiety and low mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes understanding and processing strong emotions to improve emotional balance and relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That way the plan can change if something isn’t helpful.

Confirm current online session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce time spent traveling. Online meetings can make it simpler to maintain continuity through life changes and help therapy fit alongside work, family, or medical responsibilities.