Practitioner record · Checked 7 Nov 2026
Shaday Turner has been in practice 8 years and is licensed in New York. Shaday lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and trauma and abuse among 5 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Shaday's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Shaday works with
Shaday lists 5 specialisms. Specialisms are the subjects Shaday chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Shaday's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I’m a Licensed Mental Health Counselor providing compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for adults. My focus is on adults navigating the following: anxiety, relationship challenges, emotional overwhelm, life transitions, and the impact of difficult experiences.
My approach is collaborative, person-centered, and grounded in evidence-based practices. I help clients better understand patterns in their thoughts, emotions, relationships, and coping while developing practical tools for emotional regulation, healthier relationships, and meaningful change.
I have particular interests in trauma and stress, anxiety, attachment and relationship patterns, addiction and recovery, and life transitions. My goal is to create a nonjudgmental space where clients can better understand themselves, build self-trust, and move toward a life that feels more intentional and fulfilling.
Shaday Turner, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Shaday practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Shaday's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Shaday at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Shaday is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Shaday.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Before you commit
Built from what Shaday actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Shaday's - Shaday has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
05 · Practical details
06 · Provenance
Shaday's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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