- Person-centered care
- Mindfulness skills
- Creative methods
About Shawna
Shawna Theriot is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of practice. She focuses on everyday stress and major life shifts like anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. Shawna aims to make therapy understandable and practical for people balancing work, parenting, health, and other demands.
She uses approaches that center the person in the room and draw on practical tools. Sessions often include mindfulness, narrative work, and cognitive strategies to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Shawna also integrates creative methods such as art and music when that fits a client’s needs.
Her background includes work with people affected by foster care and adoption issues, trauma, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and end-of-life concerns. She has experience supporting teens facing bullying and self-esteem struggles, adults juggling work-life balance, and seniors managing transitions. This range informs a flexible, person-focused style.
Shawna aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through their priorities and set small, practical goals. She helps people break big problems into doable steps and practices skills between sessions. Those who prefer creative outlets can bring art or music into the work.
Sessions are offered in English and her practice is based in Texas. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Shawna frequently uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening closely and reflecting a person’s concerns back so they feel heard. This approach helps people clarify what matters to them and set goals that fit their life.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT provides practical skills for managing anxiety, low mood, and stress by testing thoughts and practicing small behavior changes.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Shawna will talk with each person about goals and preferences and adjust methods over time. Together they decide which tools to try and how to measure progress.
Session format details should be confirmed before booking. When arranged, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week by removing travel time and allowing check-ins from different locations. Some formats may also support shorter or more frequent check-ins or let people choose whether to use video, audio, or other communication styles based on what works best for them.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Shawna helps with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care related concerns and caregiver stress.
What is the therapist's general style in sessions?
She practices a person-centered approach and mixes in practical techniques. Sessions often include mindfulness exercises, narrative work, and cognitive strategies to try different responses to problems.
What experience does the therapist bring?
Shawna has 22 years of clinical experience working with people who have faced trauma, foster care experiences, caregiving demands, chronic illness, and end-of-life issues.
What credentials and region does the therapist hold?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as session formats are listed on the provider profile and may change.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model 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.