About Shawn
Shawn Mays is a licensed professional counselor who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She starts by listening and helping people name what feels out of place. Conversations are calm and direct, focused on small steps that add up to real change.
She has 14 years of experience supporting adults and young adults through big life transitions and emotional challenges. Shawn uses a person-centered stance so clients set the pace and goals.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how early relationships and attachment patterns show up now, and she helps people connect those patterns to daily struggles. In sessions Shawn combines clear, practical tools with reflective work on family of origin and relationship patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts.
She also uses solution-focused strategies to build routines and habits that make life feel more manageable. Shawn offers grief support and helps people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and the disruption of change. She also addresses parenting concerns, ADHD-related challenges, workplace stress, self-esteem, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Her approach blends practical skill-building with deeper exploration of how past experiences shape current behavior. Shawn practices in Texas as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor. She conducts sessions in English and accepts international clients.
To begin, a reader would use the site's Start Therapy flow and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule with her according to availability.
How core therapies guide online work
Shawn draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep the focus on the person's goals and experience. That means the therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and shapes sessions around what matters most to the individual. This approach helps people feel heard while they sort through grief, self-esteem struggles, or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot and change patterns of thinking that fuel anxiety, depression, or stress. Sessions include straightforward exercises and thought records to make daily life less overwhelming. Solution-Focused Therapy adds short-term, goal-oriented planning so clients leave with concrete next steps to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawn collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts tools over time so the plan stays practical and responsive rather than fixed.
The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier fitting of sessions into a busy day, shorter check-ins when time is tight, or fewer barriers to connecting across locations. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work aims to make consistent progress attainable while respecting each person's schedule and pace.
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- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English