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Shari Schaffer, LMFT

  • Experience15 years
  • LocationTexas
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Shari

Shari Schaffer is a Texas-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 15 years of clinical and educational experience. She has worked with people facing a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and the effects of physical or emotional trauma.

Background and approach

Her background includes supporting clients through grief, addiction, intimacy-related issues, and mood or personality disorders. Her bedside manner is described as warm and interactive, with a strong emphasis on respect, sensitivity, and compassion.

Shari integrates client-centered principles with motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, mindfulness-informed work, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to shape individualized treatment plans. She pays particular attention to how relationships and life circumstances influence well-being, and she adapts interventions to each person’s values and goals.

Clients looking for a therapist who blends humanistic care with practical, goal-focused methods may find her collaborative style helpful. Shari invites prospective clients to consider therapy as a space for building insight, improving communication, and developing coping strategies for life transitions and ongoing stressors.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care



Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and develop practical steps to live by those values while learning to accept unwanted thoughts and feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on providing empathic listening and unconditional positive regard so clients can explore their experiences and grow at their own pace; this approach supports self-esteem, relationship concerns, and personal insight.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify which methods fit best based on goals, preferences, and the issues at hand, and treatment plans are tailored and adjusted as progress unfolds.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone meetings, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs and routines. These formats make it easier to access ongoing support from Texas-based licensed professionals while accommodating work, family commitments, or geographic constraints, and they allow therapists to combine conversational and structured techniques across appointments.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, bipolar and mood disorders, and ADHD among other areas.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and interactive, emphasizing respect, sensitivity, and compassion while blending client-centered listening with practical, goal-oriented techniques.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 15 years of experience in clinical and educational settings working with a variety of concerns and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LMFT licensed in Texas with license detail TX LMFT 202209 and practices from Texas.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English, and she also accepts international clients for online work.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to preference and availability.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

What Shari can help with

Shari Schaffer works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and depression.

Shari works with clients with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting problems.

How Shari approaches therapy

Shari's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Shari is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Texas, with 15 years of clinical experience.