- Trauma-informed care
- Nervous system focus
- Practical coping skills
About Shawn
Shawn King is a licensed professional counselor who practices in New Hampshire and South Carolina. She uses a respectful, compassionate style and centers work on each person’s strengths. Shawn focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and parenting concerns.
Shawn has nine years of clinical experience supporting adolescents and adults. She emphasizes nervous system regulation and uses somatosensory and Polyvagal-informed ideas to help people feel more grounded. Her approach is trauma-informed and aimed at improving engagement and connection in daily life.
In sessions she tailors the conversation and plan to each person’s needs. Shawn draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods. She works with clients to set practical, achievable goals and to try techniques between meetings.
Shawn is comfortable addressing a broad range of concerns including mood issues, panic disorder and panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, attachment questions, and caregiver stress. She also supports people dealing with life transitions such as divorce, pregnancy and childbirth, and parenting challenges.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Shawn encourages small steps and steady progress, and she helps people build skills they can use outside of sessions. She aims to empower clients to move toward a more satisfying life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and make values-based choices. It often focuses on small actions you can take to move toward what matters despite tough feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and support nervous system regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawn will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on how things are going.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in this profile. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and allowing quicker check-ins. They may also let someone choose whether to use video or audio depending on comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises to a remote setting so the work focuses on practical skills you can use between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
New Hampshire, South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shawn address?
Shawn helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, compassion fatigue, parenting concerns, and related issues such as panic disorder and panic attacks.
What is Shawn's approach in sessions?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered techniques to create plans that fit each person.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shawn has nine years of experience working with adolescent and adult clients in clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed for Shawn?
She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in New Hampshire with professional ties to South Carolina noted in her background.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Shawn?
At this time she is not accepting international clients.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shawn?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.