Shawna Theriot, LCSW

Shawna Theriot is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 22 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, grief, depression, and changes in life. She keeps sessions focused on practical steps and clear goals so parents and busy adults can find relief that fits their day. Shawna speaks English and practices from Texas.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and build healthier habits. She pairs that with client-centered listening so each person’s priorities guide the plan. Mindfulness techniques are used to teach simple ways to calm the body and steady attention between sessions.

Shawna has worked across many settings with people facing adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and transitions related to aging. She also supports those coping with family-of-origin problems, divorce, abandonment, and changes to fatherhood roles. Grief and end-of-life concerns are part of her experience as well.

Therapy sessions can include talk, simple mindfulness exercises, and creative options like music or art when useful. She encourages skills that can be practiced at home for daily stress management. Sessions may take the form of video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Shawna works collaboratively to set clear, achievable goals and adjust the plan over time. She accepts insurance for many plans and offers a subscription model that can be canceled if needed. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their routine.

How Shawna uses common approaches online

Shawna uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help spot patterns in thinking that make stress and anxiety worse, then build practical habits to change them. This approach is useful for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and daily stressors.

She also uses client-centered therapy, which means she listens closely and follows each person's priorities when shaping the plan. Mindfulness therapy is offered as a simple set of breathing and attention exercises to reduce reactivity and improve focus between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawna collaborates with each person to try methods that fit their goals and preferences, and adjusts over time based on what helps. She aims to make therapy a practical team effort where the client’s needs lead the choices.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and screen sharing for worksheets, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in without video, live chat offers real-time written conversation, and messaging is useful for brief reflections or homework between meetings. These options give flexibility for families and busy schedules and make it easier to keep consistent appointments.