Shawandalyn Cooley has been in practice 24 years and is licensed in Virginia. Shawandalyn lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and anger management among 11 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Shawandalyn's own
BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by
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rating.
24years in practice
11subjects listed
01 · Who Shawandalyn works with
Shawandalyn works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and anger management
Shawandalyn lists 5 specialisms and 6 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Shawandalyn chose to list first, which is the closest a listing
gets to “this is my actual practice”.
Specialisms
Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Also experienced with
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Isolation / loneliness
Money and financial issues
Self-love
Women's issues
02 · In Shawandalyn's own words
What Shawandalyn says about the work
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I am licensed in Virginia with 24 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, motivation, self esteem, & confidence. I also have experience working with coping with life changes. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Shawandalyn Cooley, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026
03 · What happens next
From this page to a first session
Shawandalyn 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
Shawandalyn's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
A questionnaire, not a booking form
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 Shawandalyn at this point.
Naming Shawandalyn specifically
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Shawandalyn 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
Shawandalyn.
If the caseload is full
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.
The first conversation
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.
If the fit is wrong
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
2 questions worth asking Shawandalyn
Built from what Shawandalyn actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic.
Maker Therapy's, not Shawandalyn's - Shawandalyn has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer
any of them.
“With 24 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”
Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.
“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
Credentials and licensing
Credential
LCSW
Licensed in
Virginia
Licence
VA LCSW 0904009596
Licence number
0904009596
Licence expires
30 Jun 2027
NPI
1376608653
Years in practice
24
Gender
Female
Languages
English
International clients
Not accepted
Listed since
15 May 2026
06 · Provenance
Where every line on this page came from
Shawandalyn'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 Oct 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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