- Person-centered approach
- Practical tools
- Grief and loss support
About Shawn
Shawn Mays is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on work and wellbeing alongside emotional health. She uses a person-centered approach that puts the client at the center of change. Shawn aims to help people rebuild after loss, life changes, or overwhelming stress.
She has 14 years of clinical experience supporting adults and young adults through transitions and emotional struggles. In sessions she pays attention to how early attachment and family of origin patterns still shape daily choices and relationships. That background helps inform goals for healthier interactions and clearer boundaries.
Her style is practical and collaborative. Shawn mixes compassion with hands-on tools. She may use cognitive-behavioral techniques to notice and reframe distressing thoughts, and solution-focused strategies to create small, doable habits.
Shawn also offers grief support and attention to caregiver stress, workplace concerns, and issues around self-esteem and life purpose. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and the emptiness or isolation that can follow big changes.
Sessions are offered in English and Shawn accepts international clients. To begin, potential clients use the platform Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability. Her practice emphasizes steady progress and practical next steps for day-to-day wellbeing.
How Shawn’s approaches translate to online therapy
Shawn draws from client-centered methods and cognitive-behavioral techniques to guide online sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening closely and following the client’s pace, which helps when addressing grief, life changes, or feelings of emptiness. Cognitive-behavioral techniques look at thought patterns and encourage practical experiments to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or tackle workplace stress.Finding the right approach is often part of the first few sessions. Shawn will collaborate with each person to choose strategies that fit their goals and daily life. Together they decide whether to emphasize exploring attachment history, building small solution-focused habits, or practicing thought-reframing exercises that can be used between meetings.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling around work and family demands, shorter check-ins when you need quick support, and the ability to continue care when travel or relocation makes in-person visits difficult. The therapist’s biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current options before booking so you know which formats are offered and can pick what fits your routine.
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Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Shawn commonly address?
She works with grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression, plus related issues like attachment, caregiver stress, and workplace challenges.
What is the therapeutic style like in sessions?
Shawn uses a person-centered approach that meets clients where they are. She blends compassion with practical techniques to help people try new habits and ways of thinking.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 14 years of experience working with adults and young adults through life transitions and emotional hurdles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported and can people outside the U.S. connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether phone, video, or other formats are offered.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.