About Shayne
Dr. Shayne McKinsey helps people who are stressed, anxious, or struggling with relationships and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with career pressures, depression, grief, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating disruptions, anger, and family-related stress.
Dr. McKinsey is a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey with 15 years of experience. She trained with a PhD in School Psychology from Fordham University and has worked in both California and New Jersey.
Background and approach
Her background includes roles in public and personal schools, independent practice settings, and teaching undergraduate students at Monmouth University. This mix of settings shaped a practical, down-to-earth way of working. In sessions she focuses on clear skills and straightforward conversation.
She uses strategies for anxiety, social skills training, and practical ways to manage grief and life transitions such as divorce. She explains steps simply so people can try them between meetings. Dr.
McKinsey draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and focus action. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking. Her client-centered stance aims to keep each person’s goals front and center while tailoring tools to their situation.
Sessions are offered in English and she works with international clients. People can expect calm guidance, concrete tools, and a pace set by their needs and comfort.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps in that direction despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and navigating life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying practical changes in thinking and behavior to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience, with the therapist offering empathy and reflective listening to help people find their own solutions.Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and past experiences to tailor methods that feel right. Goals can shift over time, and she will adapt techniques as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls are close to in-person conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can be used for quick check-ins or when typing feels easier, and any format can help fit therapy into a busy schedule. These options make it simpler to keep momentum and practice new skills between sessions.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English