Shawn Smith, LCSW - Therapist in Louisiana

About Shawn

Shawn Smith is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people work through family concerns, trauma, parenting challenges, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aiming to make the work feel manageable for someone already stretched thin.

Shawn uses practical tools to rebuild confidence and improve communication. She often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness to address stress, anxiety, anger, and depression.

Background and approach

Sessions are aimed at teaching skills people can use between meetings to handle upsetting moments. Trauma recovery and issues related to abuse and domestic violence are part of her practice. She also pays attention to concerns like abandonment, codependency, and problems that affect family relationships.

Shawn tries to help clients find clearer boundaries and steadier rhythms at home. Her approach is collaborative and rooted in respect for each person’s background and goals. Motivational Interviewing techniques are sometimes used to help people find their own reasons for change and to build realistic steps forward.

The work moves at a practical pace and focuses on what matters most to the client. Located in Louisiana, Shawn brings long-term clinical experience to each case. She aims to make therapy a place for steady problem-solving, healing, and small but meaningful progress.

Approaches and online options that fit your life

Shawn often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems like anxiety and depression stuck. DBT teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interaction patterns when feelings run high.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions grounded in the client’s priorities and Motivational Interviewing to help people find personal reasons to change. Choosing an approach is collaborative - she works with each person to see which tools match their goals and comfort level, and adjusts plans as progress is made.

Online therapy makes regular contact easier through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options let people fit sessions into busy schedules, check in between appointments, and use different formats for different needs. The combination of practical therapy methods and flexible communication makes it possible to work steadily on family concerns, trauma recovery, and day-to-day coping from wherever the client is located.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shawn address?

She works with a range of issues including family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship difficulties.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Shawn combines client-centered support with techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach coping skills and improve communication.

What is her professional background?

She brings 30 years of clinical experience to her practice and has developed an approach focused on practical skill-building and trauma recovery.

Where is she licensed and based?

Shawn is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LA LCSW 6402, practicing in Louisiana.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in getting started?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 30 years
Licensed: Louisiana
Languages: English

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