Shawntay Fenyo, MD, LCPC, LCMHC

Shawntay Fenyo, MD, LCPC, LCMHC, brings a decade of clinical experience to work with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and major life transitions. She combines a compassionate, culturally responsive stance with evidence-based methods to support clients as they process difficult emotions and build greater resilience. Shawntay cultivates a warm, affirming space where people - including women, young adults, and veterans - can explore challenges such as social anxiety, self-worth, and personal growth while developing practical coping strategies.

Her practice focuses on trauma and abuse recovery, coping with life changes, mood disorders, and related concerns like loneliness, family and blended family issues, and postpartum depression. The credentials listed after her name are explained in plain terms - MD indicates a Doctor of Medicine, LCPC is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and LCMHC denotes a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - reflecting professional training and licensure that inform her therapeutic work.

Shawntay draws from multiple proven approaches to tailor care to each person she sees, honoring cultural background and individual needs. She is committed to walking alongside clients through grief, commitment concerns, midlife transitions, and other complex emotional landscapes, helping them move toward clearer purpose and more fulfilling relationships.

Therapeutic Approaches Applied to Online Care

Shawntay uses client-centered therapy to create an accepting, nonjudgmental environment where the client leads the pace and focus of change; this approach supports exploration of identity, values, and emotional experience and is helpful for grief, life transitions, and issues of self-worth. She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is practical for anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns because it pairs insight with skill-building. Emotionally-Focused Therapy - EFT - is employed to deepen emotional awareness and strengthen interpersonal bonds, making it a useful option for people navigating attachment wounds, relationship struggles, and the emotional aftermath of trauma.

Finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process, and Shawntay approaches that choice collaboratively. She will work with each person to understand their goals, preferences, and life context, then recommend or combine approaches that align with those needs so progress feels purposeful and attainable.

Online therapy with Shawntay offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for talking through sensitive topics with licensed professionals and therapists.