About Shay
Shay Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. He helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, mood shifts, addiction, grief, or changes in their lives. He meets people where they are and focuses on small, practical steps that fit daily life.
Shay draws on a range of approaches to match each person's needs. He often looks at how early attachments shape current patterns and uses cognitive tools to change unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are woven in when people need help with emotional regulation and staying present. Sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. Shay listens for patterns in thoughts, feelings, and actions.
He and the client set clear goals, then work on coping strategies and steps to move toward those goals. Shay also brings experience supporting people through parenting stress, adoption and foster care concerns, addiction and relapse prevention, and recovery from trauma and abuse. He pays attention to co-occurring issues like mood disorders, ADHD, and substance use when they affect daily functioning.
People working with Shay can expect a collaborative style. He encourages practical skill building, honest conversation, and regular review of progress. His aim is to help people build tools they can use after sessions end.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Shay commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises to change behavior and mood. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how those patterns affect current reactions and connections with others.He also brings in elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy when people need skills to manage strong emotions and improve distress tolerance. DBT-style skills can help with impulsivity, anger, and building routines that support steady mood and behavior.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Shay discusses goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then adapts methods to each person. He checks progress regularly and adjusts the plan as needed so therapy stays focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging are useful for short updates, homework, or when written reflection feels more natural. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress going between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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