How Shalette works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shalette
Shalette Lawton is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, and life transitions. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what each person is trying to change. Her style is practical and encouraging, aimed at small steps that add up over time.
Shalette works from the belief that people know their stories best. She draws on strengths clients already have and helps them build new skills where needed.
Background and approach
That can mean sorting through thoughts that fuel anxiety, spotting patterns that lead to angry reactions, or trying new ways to handle relationship tensions. Her approach blends client-centered work with structured tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused methods. Sessions often include clear goals, simple exercises, and chances to practice different responses between meetings.
Mindfulness ideas and emotionally focused techniques may be used to help regulate feelings and improve connection. With 12 years of experience, Shalette has supported people through grief, parenting strain, career stress, and trauma and abuse. She also addresses concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood patterns, chronic health challenges, body image, codependency, and communication problems.
Her background includes clinical work in community settings in Georgia. Shalette aims to make therapy doable for busy lives. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
She guides people step by step toward practical change without overwhelming them.
What Shalette works with
Everything Shalette lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shalette's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shalette lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person in front of the therapist. It helps people feel understood and clearer about what they want to change, and this work often involves open conversation and reflective questions that fit well on video or phone.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and behavioral experiments that clients can try between sessions, making it easy to use CBT techniques over video calls, phone, or messaging.
Emotionally-focused ideas help people notice and work with strong feelings and improve emotional connection. Short exercises and in-session processing can help reduce reactivity and build new ways to respond to stress and anger.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to identify goals and try methods that fit the client’s needs and preferences. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked and new questions come up.
Online therapy offers flexibility with video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversation and exercises that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice call is preferred. Live chat and messaging allow quick check-ins, brief coaching, and ongoing support between scheduled sessions, helping therapy fit into busy days.
Questions people ask about Shalette
What kinds of concerns can be addressed?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, and parenting strain, among other issues listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, combining empathy with clear goals and exercises from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
How long has she been practicing?
Shalette has 12 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Georgia and practices with that credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees handled and how do I start?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.