About Perrin
Perrin "Shalea" Addison is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Texas. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and parenting concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making conversations feel safe and practical from the first session.
Shalea uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors her approach to match their needs and values.
Background and approach
She also integrates faith-informed perspectives when clients want that considered as part of care. Sessions are paced to fit each person's comfort. Shalea helps people build coping tools, understand emotional patterns, and set realistic steps for change.
She emphasizes resilience and practical strategies that can be used between meetings. Her work is rooted in respect for each person’s background and beliefs. She encourages questions and focuses on small, achievable goals so progress feels manageable.
Conversations are collaborative, with the client steering priorities. Perrin has three years of clinical experience as an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - in Texas. That experience supports clear, compassionate work with common concerns like anxiety, grief, and parenting stress.
She aims to create an environment where people can make steady forward movement.
How evidence-based techniques translate to online care
Many evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on changing thoughts, building coping skills, and processing difficult experiences. One common approach emphasizes practical, structured exercises to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms; it helps people learn new ways to respond to stress and manage day-to-day moods. Another approach centers on trauma-informed work that helps people process painful memories and reduce their emotional intensity through guided conversation and gradual exposure techniques.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Perrin collaborates with each person to identify which techniques match their goals, needs, and rhythm. Decisions about pacing, tools, and emphasis are made jointly so the plan feels doable and relevant.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this style of work. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and demonstrations of coping exercises. Phone sessions can be easier for people with limited bandwidth or when they prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, shorter skill practice, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to use techniques in real time.
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What this counselor works with
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Also listed
- Depression
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English