Shawn Mcgivern, LMHC
Massachusetts · 27 years in practice
Shawn Mcgivern is a licensed mental health counselor (MA LMHC) with 27 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LMHC, Massachusetts
- 6656 · expires December 2027
- NPI
- 1912585993 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shawn
Shawn Mcgivern is a licensed mental health counselor (MA LMHC) with 27 years of clinical experience. She uses a people-centered approach that pays attention to inner meaning and personal values. Shawn helps clients manage anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and identity questions.
Her work often blends Jungian ideas about symbols and personal growth with practical, evidence-based tools. Sessions focus on clearer communication, building self-worth, and managing overwhelming feelings. She also addresses eating and sleeping concerns, perfectionism, procrastination, and imposter feelings.
Background and approach
Shawn emphasizes strengths and steady progress. She encourages clients to notice patterns that cause pain and to try small, doable changes. Conversations may include exploring emotional responses, trying behavioral experiments, and developing new ways to relate to others.
Clients who bring life transitions, workplace stress, or questions about identity find concrete strategies for moving forward. She also supports people coping with grief, parenting strain, anger, body image, and relationship commitment issues. Coaching-style work is available for career and goal-focused concerns.
Her style is collaborative and warm. Shawn aims to create an affirming space where people feel seen while they work on practical solutions. The focus is on helping each person find approaches that fit their life and values.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- 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
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Approach to Online Therapy and Helping You Grow
Shawn combines depth-oriented work with practical strategies to help people manage emotions and change behavior. Jungian-informed therapy looks at personal symbols, life stories, and patterns to uncover meaning and support long-term growth for issues like identity, grief, and recurring relationship themes.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on chosen values and actions; it is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and living a fuller life. Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early bonds shape current relationships and aims to improve connection and communication in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawn treats therapy as collaborative and will discuss which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, mixing approaches when that makes sense. Clients and therapist set priorities together and try practical steps that match the client's life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people meet face-to-face when schedules allow, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, shorter check-ins fit into work breaks through chat, and text messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people access consistent support while balancing day-to-day demands.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Shawn commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping concerns, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and empathetic, combining Jungian ideas about meaning with practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance strategies.
What is Shawn's background and experience?
Shawn holds an MA and is a licensed mental health counselor with 27 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is Shawn located and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Massachusetts and holds the MA LMHC credential listed as part of her professional qualifications.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shawn?
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