Dr. Shawn Hysten-Williams, LPC

Dr. Shawn Hysten-Williams is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on clear goals and practical steps. She guides people through stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, grief, and trauma. Her style is direct and down-to-earth, aimed at making change feel manageable.

She earned a master’s degree in Counseling from Prairie View A & M University and a doctorate in Counseling Education from Texas Southern University. Dr. Hysten-Williams has 12 years of clinical experience and uses that background to shape focused, short-term plans when appropriate.

In sessions she relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and trauma-focused approaches to help people change unhelpful thoughts and reactions. She also uses motivational interviewing and mindfulness techniques to support readiness and calm. Psychoeducation is a regular part of her work, so clients learn practical skills to solve problems and improve communication.

Her practice emphasizes respect and inclusion for people from diverse backgrounds. She offers help with intimate and sexual concerns, parenting stress, addiction-related issues, self-esteem struggles, and career-related transitions. She also addresses family-of-origin concerns, infidelity, and communication problems.

Dr. Hysten-Williams provides several remote formats such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She explains options and helps people choose the format that fits their needs and daily life.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Dr. Hysten-Williams commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear goals and small steps forward, helping people make progress when they feel stuck.

She also draws on trauma-focused methods and motivational interviewing when needed. Trauma-focused therapy helps process difficult events in a paced way, and motivational interviewing supports readiness and commitment to change. The therapist will discuss these options and collaborate with each person to choose what fits their needs and goals.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared worksheets, phone sessions can be helpful when internet bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports brief coaching or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy lives.