Shawn Smith

Shawn Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Louisiana with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with family challenges, trauma, grief, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. Her work aims to help clients feel steadier and more confident as they face difficult moments.

Shawn centers sessions on clear communication and rebuilding self-esteem. She helps people identify unhelpful patterns and learn practical skills to manage stress and strong emotions. Her approach is warm and grounded, and she pays attention to each person’s cultural background and life story.

In sessions she uses familiar, evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside client-centered listening. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing also shape how she supports decision-making and coping. Those methods are used to teach concrete strategies and build daily habits that reduce overwhelm.

Shawn has supported survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence and has experience with veteran and armed forces issues. She also works with women and young adults on goals like self-love, parenting strain, and setting life direction. Her practice emphasizes steady progress over time rather than quick fixes.

To begin, Shawn asks about immediate concerns and goals, then together they set clear steps to work on between sessions. Her style is collaborative and practical, focused on skills you can use on hard days and easier ones.

How selected approaches shape online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. It creates space for clients to set their own goals and for the therapist to follow their lead, which can help when priorities feel unclear or overwhelming.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical exercises to shift unhelpful thinking and build new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation and distress tolerance. It offers step-by-step skills for handling intense feelings and improving communication during heated moments.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try a few strategies, and adjust the plan as needs evolve. That way the work matches what actually helps someone in day-to-day life.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins or longer weekly meetings depending on what works best. It also makes it simpler to continue care across regions when life circumstances change.