Shawn Mcgivern, LMHC
Therapist in Massachusetts
Shawn Mcgivern is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 27 years of clinical experience in Massachusetts.
- License 6656 · Massachusetts Expires December 2027
- NPI 1912585993 · national registry
- Experience and languages 27+ years in practice English
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About Shawn
Shawn Mcgivern is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 27 years of clinical experience in Massachusetts. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma, and the everyday stresses that make life feel overwhelming. Her sessions start with listening to what matters most to the person in front of her.
She helps clients notice patterns in thoughts and behavior and then tries small, doable steps to shift them.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to improve communication, reduce shame, and build skills for coping with big emotions. Shawn draws on approaches such as the Gottman Method for relationship work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and actions, and attachment-based ideas to better understand emotional bonds. She also uses cognitive-behavioral tools to address unhelpful thinking and behavior.
She often works with people dealing with grief, intimacy and sexual concerns, eating and sleeping issues, parenting stresses, caregiving strain, and career challenges. Other areas of focus include abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, body image, codependency, and separation or divorce. Her style is collaborative and steady.
Shawn helps clients set clear goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track small gains. The aim is to move from feeling stuck toward more workable ways of living and relating.
Credentials
- LMHC (Massachusetts)
- License 6656 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1912585993 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shawn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shawn names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Shawn names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online relationship and emotional work
Shawn uses the Gottman Method to help couples and partners notice interaction patterns, reduce negative cycles, and build practical communication skills that improve connection and reduce conflict. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is offered to help people clarify what matters to them, accept hard feelings, and take values-driven actions even when emotions are intense. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early bonds shape current relationships and to develop more supported ways of relating.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shawn meets each person where they are and together they decide which methods fit best based on the client's goals, needs, and preferences. This collaborative process guides how sessions unfold and what tools are practiced between meetings.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations and in-session exercises, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or visual focus is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and messaging is handy for brief updates or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work consistently over time.
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Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Shawn help with?
She helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and caregiver stress, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and empathic. Sessions focus on listening, identifying patterns, and practicing small, practical steps to change thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shawn has 27 years of experience working as a therapist in Massachusetts and brings long-term clinical practice to her work with individuals and couples.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; Shawn works with clients located in Massachusetts.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to availability.
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