Shawn Mays

Shawn Mays is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience working with adults and young adults. She focuses on grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting, and depression. She also addresses attachment issues, caregiver stress, family of origin concerns, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. Shawn uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client's priorities central in sessions. She looks at how early attachment patterns and family history show up now. Sessions include practical work such as reframing unhelpful thoughts and building small, doable habits for daily life. Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to challenge and change thinking patterns with Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term goals and experiments. Mindfulness strategies are used to help calm racing thoughts and increase present-moment awareness. These methods are described plainly and used to support concrete changes rather than abstract ideas. Shawn often helps people who feel stuck after a major life change or who are questioning what comes next. She also provides support for those coping with grief or long-term stressors, guiding them to manageable steps forward. Conversations often include examining relationships, roles, and repetitive patterns that affect mood and motivation. Clients can expect straightforward, goal-oriented sessions that balance reflection with action. Shawn frames therapy as collaborative work to piece together practical next steps and clearer priorities for everyday life.

How Shawn applies practical approaches online

Shawn commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's priorities and uses listening and reflection to help clarify what matters. It helps when someone is unsure what to do next or needs space to sort feelings about change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions and teaches concrete ways to test and reframe unhelpful thinking, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Shawn also integrates Mindfulness Therapy techniques to slow down racing thoughts and increase awareness of the present moment. These practices are simple exercises and breathing or attention skills that support day-to-day coping. Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work; she will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences.

The therapist's biography does not specify session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - they remove travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and can be scheduled around work or caregiving. Shawn uses talk, behavioral experiments, and brief between-session tasks that translate well to remote sessions, helping people apply what they practice into everyday routines.