Shavara Lyons, LPC
About me
I am a firm believer in the idea that if you change your thinking, you can change your life. As a mental wellness advocate, innovative speaker, author, and well-respected therapist, I blend deep, real-world experience with a magnetic presence to help clients thrive. I am board certified Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a dual Master’s degree in both Professional Counseling, and Educational Leadership. I am a current doctoral candidate pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling in an effort to inspire and assist others with realizing “Everything is within you if you just believe.” My treatment approach includes: Client Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-love, Sexuality, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
License information
TX LPC 78453
Reviews
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Thank you so much Shavara for everything. I sincerely appreciate your positivity, spirit, and attentiveness on our day-to-day matters and family conflict. I’m definitely going to continue on my journey of self-healing and will remember your wise words through and through!
Written on Feb 05, 2023 after therapy with Shavara for 1 month on issues concerning stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
Shavara has absolutely changed my life! She has helped me to develop a positive way of thinking and to help me manage my thoughts. She is amazing!! I never thought therapy could help me this much, but it has completely transformed the way I think. I will be forever greatful for her huge impact on my life!
Written on Aug 05, 2022 after therapy with Shavara for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self esteem, and career difficulties