Shawn Mays

Shawn Mays is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who centers sessions on the person's own goals. She uses a person-centered approach to meet people where they are and help them regain control when life feels scattered. Shawn focuses on practical steps so clients can rebuild their lives at a manageable pace.

She has 14 years of experience supporting adults and young adults through big life changes and emotional struggles. Common concerns she addresses include grief, anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, and low self-esteem. Isolation and loneliness are a named focus area, and she helps people work through the feelings that come with that experience.

Shawn blends talk-based support with specific skills work. She explores how childhood and early attachment patterns affect current relationships and behavior. She also uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help reframe heavy or racing thoughts and solution-focused strategies to create small, achievable routines.

Grief and caregiver stress are areas she gives careful attention to, offering steady presence during loss and times of high responsibility. She also supports people dealing with workplace strain, life purpose questions, and family of origin issues.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and down-to-earth. Shawn helps clients identify clear steps they can practice between meetings. Her goal is to help people assemble a more stable daily life and a clearer sense of direction.

How Shawn’s approaches translate to online therapy

Shawn often combines person-centered work with cognitive-behavioral methods and solution-focused strategies. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the client’s lead, listening closely and shaping sessions around the client’s goals. Cognitive-behavioral techniques focus on spotting and changing unhelpful thought patterns, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Solution-focused strategies concentrate on small, practical steps and habits that move a person toward clearer daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawn will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide whether to emphasize listening and exploration, thought-reframing, or short-term behavior changes - and they can adjust as therapy progresses.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy life and the ability to connect from different locations. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make follow-up between sessions simpler and help maintain momentum when life gets hectic.