Shawn Mcgivern, LMHC
Compassionate therapist guiding personal change
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About Shawn
Shawn Mcgivern is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Massachusetts with 27 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and difficult life transitions. Shawn offers a calm, collaborative approach that centers a person’s strengths and identity concerns.
She helps clients work through relationship and intimacy struggles, communication challenges, and workplace strain. Shawn also supports those coping with trauma and eating or sleeping problems. Midlife crisis and other major life changes are listed among the concerns she addresses, with practical guidance for reorientation and decision making.
Shawn uses several evidence-informed approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and emotional safety. Client-centered methods keep sessions focused on each person’s values and goals.
Her style is direct but warm, leaning on problem-solving and skills practice when helpful. Shawn helps people build resilience, clearer boundaries, and better communication habits. She also offers coaching-style support for career questions and motivation issues.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
She helps clients work through relationship and intimacy struggles, communication challenges, and workplace strain. Shawn also supports those coping with trauma and eating or sleeping problems. Midlife crisis and other major life changes are listed among the concerns she addresses, with practical guidance for reorientation and decision making.
Shawn uses several evidence-informed approaches. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and emotional safety. Client-centered methods keep sessions focused on each person’s values and goals.
Her style is direct but warm, leaning on problem-solving and skills practice when helpful. Shawn helps people build resilience, clearer boundaries, and better communication habits. She also offers coaching-style support for career questions and motivation issues.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. The practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoaching
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
27+ years
Credentials
Massachusetts
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Shawn blends cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based therapy in ways that suit people coping with stress, relationship strain, or life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation issues. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns of relating and emotional needs, helping people understand and shift how they connect with others.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawn treats the choice of methods as a collaboration, checking in about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. She adjusts techniques over time so sessions match where a person is in their process rather than sticking to one rigid plan.
Confirm current session options before booking to learn how Shawn delivers care online. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand, and remove travel time. Some people prefer audio-only conversations when bandwidth is limited or to avoid being on camera, while others benefit from full face-to-face video for relational work; check available formats with the booking process to see what fits your needs.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shawn address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and recovery, relationship and intimacy issues, plus life transitions such as midlife changes.
What is Shawn's therapeutic style?
Sessions are collaborative and empathetic, with a mix of practical skills work, problem solving, and reflective conversation tailored to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Shawn has 27 years of experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
What credentials and region are associated with this clinician?
She holds an MA and is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Massachusetts.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shawn?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.