- Years in practice
- 3
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Shayla
Shayla Pattillo is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship strain, and grief. She draws on practical approaches to help clients find clearer direction and greater confidence in day-to-day life. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused.
Shayla listens closely, asks questions that sharpen what matters, and offers tools clients can try between meetings. She aims to strengthen a person’s inner voice and help them take small, manageable steps forward.
Background and approach
Her background includes three years as an LPC and prior roles in counseling and education that added hands-on experience with a range of issues. Those earlier positions involved supporting people facing trauma, mood concerns, body image struggles, and life transitions. Shayla uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Solution-Focused and Client-Centered approaches.
She blends these to match what a person needs in the moment, focusing on practical skills and mindset shifts rather than only talk. Sessions can include skill practice, problem-solving, and mindfulness exercises. Parents who are feeling overwhelmed or isolated can work on coping strategies and communication patterns that fit their daily routines.
She practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English. Shayla emphasizes collaboration and clear steps, helping people measure small changes as they work toward longer term goals.
What Shayla works with
Everything Shayla lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shayla helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shayla lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
Evidence-based approaches for online parenting support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences block action. It focuses on values-driven steps, which can help when parenting feels overwhelming or when someone is coping with loss or life change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy addresses unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching concrete skills. It is useful for anxiety, mood struggles, and situations where a person wants tools to reduce worry or change reactions.
Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, practical changes and on building what already works. It is often used to set short-term goals and create clear next steps that fit daily life.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules. Video offers face-to-face conversation, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging allow brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options provide flexibility so licensed professionals and clients can focus on consistent, practical work together.
Questions people ask about Shayla
What concerns does Shayla address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and family concerns, grief, trauma, self-esteem and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She listens, asks clarifying questions, and offers practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Shayla holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and has three years of experience as an LPC, plus earlier counseling and educational roles that broadened her practical skills.
Where is she located and what is her credential?
She is licensed as an LPC in Texas and provides services based in that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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