Shawn King, LPC, LCMHC

Shawn King is a licensed counselor with nine years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, anger, and parenting concerns. She holds LPC and LCMHC credentials and practices in New Hampshire. Shawn presents a respectful and compassionate presence in sessions and believes people have the capacity to heal within themselves.

Her work emphasizes nervous system regulation. She uses trauma-informed approaches and interventions informed by somatic awareness and Polyvagal ideas to help people feel more grounded and connected. Shawn tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person's needs and goals rather than offering one fixed path.

Shawn draws on a range of therapeutic methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy. She mixes practical skills work with reflective conversation so clients can try new strategies between sessions.

People come to Shawn for help with caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, attachment concerns, communication problems, and mood or panic symptoms. She also supports those dealing with life transitions such as divorce, pregnancy and childbirth, or questions about life purpose and self-worth.

Shawn aims to make the first steps forward feel manageable. She works collaboratively and respects each person’s pace while focusing on small changes that add up to better day-to-day functioning.

Approaches that translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching practical skills to accept difficult thoughts while moving toward meaningful goals. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room and emphasizes empathy and nonjudgmental listening to build trust and self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and provides straightforward techniques to reduce symptoms like anxiety and panic.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Shawn works collaboratively to choose methods that fit a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try tools, notice what helps, and adjust the plan so sessions feel useful and relevant.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the specific session formats with the therapist before booking, since options were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, allow check-ins between commitments, and let people use quieter surroundings or lower-bandwidth connections when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, Client-Centered Therapy, and CBT to virtual sessions so clients practice skills and build momentum from wherever they log in.