Shane King, LCSW

Shane King is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with thirteen years of experience. He practices in Connecticut and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and trauma. Shane emphasizes clear, practical steps clients can use day to day.

He uses cognitive behavioral therapy, among other methods, to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions are collaborative and focused on real problems like work stress, relationship strain, or parenting challenges. Conversations are direct but supportive, aimed at building skills and insight.

Shane also draws on client-centered and narrative approaches to make space for each person's story. That means listening closely, reflecting what matters, and shaping goals together. He applies elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when emotional regulation or ambivalence around change are part of the picture.

In practical terms, Shane helps people develop clearer communication, stronger boundaries, and better coping tools. He pays attention to attachment and fatherhood issues when those come up. He supports people working through guilt, forgiveness, life purpose, and workplace problems.

Shane’s style balances challenge and empathy. He aims to help people build resilience and make steady progress toward goals. If someone wants structured skill work alongside space to tell their story, his approach blends both.

How Shane’s Approaches Work Online

Shane combines cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work to focus on problems and build practical skills. CBT helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms by giving clear steps to try between sessions. Client-centered therapy creates space for people to tell their story and set goals at their own pace, helping with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and life direction.

He also uses dialectical behavior therapy strategies when emotions feel overwhelming. DBT techniques teach breathing, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation skills that can be practiced during everyday stressors or after a difficult interaction. Shane treats finding the right approach as a shared process; he will talk with clients about their goals, try methods that fit, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation for skill work and deeper discussion. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit brief updates, coaching-style guidance, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.