Shay Williams, LPC

Shay Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 15 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and mood concerns. Shay uses practical methods to help clients find clearer thinking and steadier routines.

He aims to meet each person where they are and look for patterns that cause trouble. Sessions often include talking through thoughts, feelings, and actions and how those link to current difficulties. He helps set concrete goals and builds step-by-step coping strategies to reach them.

Shay draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral methods, attachment-focused ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. These tools are used to address issues like trauma, grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, and challenges tied to addiction or ADHD. The focus is on practical skills people can use between sessions.

He has worked with a range of concerns including depression, bipolar mood concerns, anger, self-esteem, and problems with communication and trust. Additional attention is given to adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, codependency, and isolation. Shay also supports people processing past abuse and post-traumatic stress.

Sessions are offered in English and Shay accepts international clients. He offers flexible formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How CBT, Attachment Work, and DBT Translate Online

Shay commonly draws on cognitive behavioral approaches, attachment-based ideas, and dialectical behavior strategies. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at unhelpful thought patterns and teach practical exercises to change thinking and behavior, which can help with anxiety, depression, and impulsive habits. Attachment-based work explores how early relationships shape current patterns and can help people improve trust and connection in important relationships. Dialectical behavior strategies teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that are useful for strong emotions and relationship conflicts.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shay will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then use techniques that fit those aims. He adjusts pacing and tools over time so the plan stays useful and relevant to the client's life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or more frequent touchpoints between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and different routines.