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Shayla Pattillo

Compassionate support for family and personal challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Shayla

Shayla Pattillo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on family and parenting concerns alongside a wide range of personal struggles. She listens closely, asks practical questions, and helps people take small steps toward clearer days. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making therapy feel manageable for frustrated or worried parents.

She draws from cognitive behavioral tools to reshape unhelpful thoughts and actions. Solution-focused methods guide short-term goal setting so progress can be measured.

Background and approach

Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques help people stay present and make choices that match their values. Shayla has three years of clinical experience and has worked previously in counseling and educational roles. That background includes supporting people through anxiety, depression, trauma-related issues, anger, and body image struggles.

She also addresses parenting challenges, relationship strain, and mood-related concerns such as bipolar disorder and disruptive mood symptoms. In sessions she offers concrete skills, gentle challenge, and practical ideas tailored to each person’s situation. She can provide education about coping strategies and guide steps to rebuild confidence after setbacks.

Her approach mixes short-term focused work with mindset shifts that support longer-term change. Shayla provides services in Texas and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so parents can connect in the ways that fit their schedules and daily demands.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It helps people clarify what matters most and take small committed actions that match their values, which can be useful for parenting stress, grief, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical and skill-based, often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shayla will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means trying strategies together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan based on what the person prefers and how life circumstances change.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Those options make it easier to fit sessions around parenting duties, work, and school schedules. They also allow people to try different formats - for example a video session for an in-depth conversation and text-based check-ins for brief support between meetings.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shayla address?
Shayla helps with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family and parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, eating issues, anger, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related areas such as body image and codependency.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a warm, straightforward style that focuses on listening, asking practical questions, and offering steps people can try between sessions.
What approaches does she use in sessions?
Sessions draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness, and Solution-Focused Therapy to teach skills, set goals, and shift patterns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credential TX LPC 68539, and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Shayla provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a time based on the therapist's availability.

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Experience
3 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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