About Shaylyn
Shaylyn Freeman is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota with three years of therapy experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, and struggles with eating and self-esteem. Shaylyn aims to make the first step feel doable when life feels heavy.
She wants conversations to be respectful, straightforward, and caring. Sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. Shaylyn adapts the pace and topics to each individual's needs and comfort level.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for coping with life changes and improving motivation and confidence. She also addresses body image concerns, social anxiety and phobia, isolation and loneliness, and issues around guilt, shame, and forgiveness. Mood disorders and questions about life purpose are part of her practice as well.
Shaylyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and builds plans with clear steps people can try between sessions. She talks through practical strategies and helps people notice patterns that get in the way of their goals. Progress is often about small changes that add up.
Her style is supportive and goal-oriented. Shaylyn emphasizes collaboration so people feel involved in setting goals and tracking progress. She encourages taking manageable steps toward a more satisfying day-to-day life.
Therapeutic techniques and online care that fit your life
Shaylyn uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people reduce anxiety and manage mood. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce worry and depressive symptoms. Another approach emphasizes building practical coping skills - such as breathing, activity planning, and step-by-step exposure to feared situations - to increase confidence and reduce avoidance.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shaylyn will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. Together they will try methods that match the person's needs and adjust plans as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family days while keeping the focus on making steady, workable change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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