Shawn King

Shawn King is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in New Hampshire. She brings nine years of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, parenting concerns, and compassion fatigue. Shawn emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in her work. She believes people have the capacity to heal and grow.

Shawn uses a trauma-informed lens and draws on approaches that focus on the body and nervous system to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning. Sessions are collaborative and shaped around each person’s specific goals. She blends practical strategies with supportive conversation to help people manage intense emotions and regain a sense of control.

Her practice includes methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. These approaches are used to address symptoms like panic, mood problems, social anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. Shawn also helps people facing caregiver stress, attachment concerns, communication struggles, and life transitions such as divorce and separation.

She explains interventions in straightforward terms and works with clients to build skills they can use outside of sessions. Shawn adapts pacing to what each person needs, whether that means short-term problem solving or longer work on patterns and relationships. Her aim is to support steady progress toward clearer goals.

People who seek her support should expect a collaborative relationship that focuses on nervous system regulation, practical tools, and renewed engagement in everyday life.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying values and taking committed steps toward them while learning to sit with uncomfortable thoughts. This approach can help with anxiety, avoidance, and finding more meaning in daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for panic, mood symptoms, and social anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) pays attention to emotions and how they shape responses, helping people understand and shift patterns that keep them stuck.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawn will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts pacing and techniques so the plan feels manageable and relevant to real life.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make scheduling easier, help people fit sessions into a busy day, and allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also supports practicing mindfulness, CBT exercises, and ACT homework between sessions so progress continues outside appointment times.