Dr. Shawn Hysten-Williams
Compassionate, goal-focused counseling for lasting change
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Shawn
Dr. Shawn Hysten-Williams is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions.
Background and approach
With 12 years of clinical experience and advanced training that includes a doctorate in Counseling Education and a master's in Counseling, she offers goal-oriented care that blends practical skills with supportive guidance. Her clinical style emphasizes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside solution-focused methods to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns, set concrete goals, and develop coping strategies.
She incorporates psychoeducation to teach communication and problem-solving skills and frames sessions around each person’s strengths and values. Dr.
Hysten-Williams works with individuals, couples, and families confronting issues such as grief, addictions, self-esteem difficulties, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and career-related transitions. Practicing in Texas as an LPC, she also attends to a wide range of related concerns including body image, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, forgiveness and guilt, and infidelity.
Her approach is accepting and empathetic, inviting people from diverse backgrounds to inquire about services and explore practical steps toward change.
Approaches for Online Work and Practical Benefits
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and stress-reduction techniques that can help with emotion regulation and managing rumination. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative style that helps people clarify their goals and strengthen commitment to change, useful for addictions, ambivalence, and behavior change.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Dr. Hysten-Williams works together with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative exploration may involve blending techniques from CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, or solution-focused work to create a tailored plan.
Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexible ways to engage in therapy while fitting into busy schedules and varied life situations. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care and access consistent support from a licensed professional without the need to travel, allowing practical progress toward goals from locations across Texas.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English