Emily Shiers , LPC

Emily Shiers is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing parenting stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and major life changes. She listens without judgment and focuses on clear, doable steps people can use between sessions. Her style aims to make therapy feel practical and manageable for everyday life.

With two decades of experience, Emily draws on long clinical practice in Mississippi. She has worked with adults involved with Child Protective Services who are trying to reunify with family. She also has experience supporting people diagnosed with different forms of psychosis and those coping with compassion fatigue from caregiving roles.

Emily tailors conversations and plans to each person’s situation. Sessions emphasize building coping skills, reducing overwhelm, and creating small changes that add up. She helps people address concerns such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, addictions, grief, trauma, and relationship strain.

Many clients come for help with family stress, adoption or foster care questions, blended family dynamics, or divorce and separation. She also supports people dealing with first responder stress, veteran and armed forces issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges.

Emily works in English and draws on practical interventions and steady support. She encourages realistic goals and tracks progress together so people can see what’s working and what needs adjusting.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Emily uses evidence-based techniques that focus on clear skills and real-life changes. One common approach emphasizes building practical coping skills for anxiety and stress by teaching breathing and grounding exercises, planning manageable routines, and breaking problems into small steps that are easy to try between sessions. Another approach focuses on mood management for conditions like bipolar disorder by tracking mood patterns, developing routine and sleep strategies, and learning early warning signs to reduce crisis risk.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Emily will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that fit their life, and adjust the plan over time. Together they decide which tools feel most helpful and how to use them in day-to-day situations.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let therapists observe nonverbal cues and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it simple to get brief support between sessions or to check in after work. These options make it easier to fit regular care into a hectic life while keeping progress moving forward.