- Person-centered approach
- Acceptance and Commitment
- Work and wellbeing focus
About Antwynette
Antwynette Shields is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Mississippi with 14 years of experience. She works in a warm, person-centered way and emphasizes compassion and nonjudgment in sessions. Her style aims to help people feel heard while they sort through stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, and life changes.
She commonly supports people facing depression, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges from attachment or abandonment concerns. Additional areas of focus include forgiveness, communication problems, infidelity, domestic violence, and issues affecting first responders and caregivers. Antwynette also works with topics related to HIV/AIDS and fatherhood issues.
Her practice centers on a person-centered foundation combined with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. That approach helps people clarify what matters to them and learn ways to live in line with those values while managing hard thoughts and feelings. Sessions are intended to balance empathy with practical steps toward coping and change.
Antwynette brings 14 years of work across public and private mental health settings. She frames the therapist role as a partner who listens, reflects, and helps people test new ways of responding to challenges. People who come for help can expect a respectful, straightforward conversation about goals and next steps.
Sessions are offered in English and reflect the therapist’s experience working with adults around work and wellbeing, relationships, parenting, and everyday stressors. Confirm current session formats and scheduling when you choose to begin.
How person-centered work and ACT translate to online therapy
Antwynette uses a person-centered approach that focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting people where they are. That method emphasizes understanding a person's concerns and priorities before working on practical steps to feel better.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people name their values and build actions that match those values despite uncomfortable thoughts or feelings. ACT can help with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and work-related stress by teaching flexible ways of responding rather than trying to eliminate difficult emotions.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which techniques fit their needs and goals. This is a collaborative conversation that adapts as progress is made.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, reduce travel time, and allow people to meet with a licensed professional from different locations within the therapist's service area. They can also help people try shorter check-ins or schedule sessions around work and caregiving commitments.
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Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist typically address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, anger, compassion fatigue, career stress, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, communication problems, infidelity, and issues affecting caregivers and first responders.
How would you describe the therapy style and approach?
The practice is person-centered and emphasizes warmth and nonjudgmental listening. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also used to help people identify values and take manageable steps while working with difficult thoughts and feelings.
What is the therapist's background and experience?
The therapist has 14 years of experience working in both public and private mental health settings. That background informs a practical approach that balances empathy with action-oriented support.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and practices in Mississippi.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options with the therapist before booking.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.