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Shaunese Dumas

VirtualIn-Person

7 years of experience

Verified by Octave

Licensed

In Florida

In-Network

Accepting 3 Insurance providers

Meet Shaunese

My approach is trauma-informed and culturally responsive, integrating nervous system regulation with cognitive awareness. In our work together, you can expect compassion, honest feedback, accountability, and practical tools you can apply in everyday life. My work across community mental health, crisis response, in-home treatment, and group practice settings has shaped a grounded, relational approach informed by my background in storytelling, ministry, and nonprofit work. If you're ready to begin your healing journey, I'm honored to walk alongside you.

If you're ready to begin your healing journey, I'm honored to walk alongside you.

Communication Style

  • Affirming
  • Authentic
  • Challenging
  • Empowering
  • Engaging

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Experienced with

  • BIPOC
  • Black community
  • Immigrants

Approach

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relational
  • Solution-Focused
  • Strengths-Based

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for Florida residents

65 3rd St NW
2nd floor, Winter Haven, Florida 33881

Good to know

Session Details

Practices in

Languages

Additional

Interests

I enjoy music, faith, dancing, and crafting.

Organizations

Your Road To Healing

Insurance Accepted

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

#MH16691 • Florida • LMHC

Education

MA - Counseling, Reformed Theological Seminary

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

What insurance do you have?

Frequently asked questions

Shaunese Dumas accepts Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Centivo, and Prime Health. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Florida are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Shaunese Dumas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC). Shaunese is licensed to practice in Florida, so clients located in Florida can book sessions. Shaunese’s Florida license number is MH16691, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Shaunese Dumas has been practicing therapy for 7 years. Shaunese’s education and training include MA - Counseling, Reformed Theological Seminary. Over that time, Shaunese has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, and Immigrants.

Shaunese Dumas works with BIPOC, Black community, and Immigrants and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Grief, Life Transitions, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, Relationship Concerns, Stress, Women's Issues, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Shaunese spends most of their clinical time. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Shaunese is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Shaunese Dumas draws on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Shaunese’s style is affirming, authentic, challenging, empowering, and engaging. In Shaunese’s words: “If you're ready to begin your healing journey, I'm honored to walk alongside you.”

Shaunese Dumas (she/her) offers therapy in English. Shaunese identifies as Black/African American.

Shaunese Dumas offers online sessions over secure video as well as in-person sessions at 65 3rd St NW in Winter Haven. Shaunese is licensed in Florida, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Shaunese Dumas is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Shaunese will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Shaunese’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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