Shalette Lawton

Collaborative, strength-based counseling with practical tools

LPC Georgia

Experience: 12 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Shalette

Shalette Lawton is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Georgia who draws on 12 years of clinical experience to support people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and related concerns.

Background and approach

She approaches each person as the expert on their own life, building on existing strengths to address issues such as depression, self-esteem, grief, sleeping problems, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related challenges. Her practice blends practical, evidence-informed methods with warmth and collaboration.

Shalette uses cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and emotionally focused ideas to help clients clarify goals, shift unhelpful patterns, and develop coping strategies for life transitions, parenting stress, chronic illness, and relationship communication problems. She emphasizes empowerment and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

Clients can expect a supportive partnership in which the therapist listens closely, helps prioritize concerns, and offers tools tailored to each situation. Shalette’s background includes work with mood and bipolar-related issues, anger and control concerns, abandonment and attachment topics, and complex situations like domestic violence, divorce, and caregiver stress.

She practices in Georgia and conducts sessions in English.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Shalette integrates cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered principles to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical coping strategies, while also tapping into each person's strengths and values to guide the work. CBT focuses on recognizing thinking and behavior patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and sleep or motivation problems, and teaches structured ways to test and change those patterns. Client-centered therapy centers the client's perspective, emphasizing empathy and collaboration to explore feelings, improve self-esteem, and support personal growth.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Shalette works together with clients to determine which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance helps tailor interventions for concerns such as trauma recovery, relationship communication, caregiving stress, chronic illness adjustment, and life transitions.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling more flexible and meet different comfort levels. These options can allow people to continue care from home, balance therapy with work or family obligations, and access support when in-person visits are impractical, while the therapist and client adapt methods to work well in each format.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, sleeping problems, ADHD, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related issues, parenting and career concerns, and bipolar disorder.

What therapeutic style can I expect during sessions?

The approach is collaborative and strengths-based, drawing on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, emotionally focused principles, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to help clients set goals and develop practical skills.

How much experience does the therapist have?

She brings 12 years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health and life concerns in clinical practice.

What are the therapist's credentials and where are they based?

The clinician holds the LPC credential with licence number GA LPC LPC008732 and practices in Georgia.

Are sessions available in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English; international clients are not currently accepted.

Which session formats are offered?

Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.

How is pricing handled for sessions?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

GriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English