- Client-centered focus
- CBT and mindfulness
- Experience with grief
About Shawna
Shawna Theriot is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and big life changes. Shawna uses straightforward methods so people can find practical ways forward.
Shawna tailors sessions to each person's goals. She blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness practices. Sessions include talking through current problems, trying simple skills for stress and mood, and exploring personal stories to make new choices.
Her background includes work with people who experienced foster care and adoption issues, caregiving and caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and aging concerns. She has supported people facing divorce, domestic violence, grief, fatherhood questions, and family of origin struggles. Shawna also addresses body image, communication problems, and recovering from abandonment.
Her approach is practical and compassionate. She uses motivational interviewing and narrative methods to help people find what motivates them and to reframe painful experiences. Mindfulness and brief art or music activities are sometimes used to calm the mind and open new perspectives.
Shawna practices in Texas and provides services in English. She works with teens aged 9 and up and adults, and she has experience with LGBTQ+ and gender identity concerns. Her goal is to help each person reconnect with strength and balance as they navigate life's demands.
How Shawna’s approaches can work online
Shawna often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and tailoring each session to what the person needs right now. This approach helps people talk through stress, grief, and life transitions while feeling heard and respected.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness practices are paired with these approaches to help calm the body and improve focus during stressful moments.
Finding the right mix of methods is a team effort. Shawna works collaboratively to test what helps most, adjusting strategies and goals as the person’s needs change. She values clear communication and checks in about progress regularly so approaches can shift over time.
Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that remote sessions let them use techniques at home between meetings and practice new skills in real situations.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shawna address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like caregiver stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and chronic illness.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her work is practical and person-focused, combining client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools to teach coping skills and support change.
What is her experience background?
She has 22 years of experience supporting people through trauma, foster care and adoption issues, grief work, caregiver support, aging and end-of-life concerns, and more.
Where does Shawna practice and what credentials does she hold?
She practices in Texas and holds the LCSW credential. Sessions and services are provided in English.
Can people who live outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English for people located in Texas.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with Shawna?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.