Dr. Hilary DeShong, MS Psychologist 59 1033

Dr. Hilary DeShong helps people manage stress and anxiety and navigate life changes. She is Dr. Hilary DeShong, a MS Psychologist with about 12 years of experience. She offers a calm, affirming approach for people feeling overwhelmed by work, relationships, or health concerns.

She focuses on everyday problems that pile up - panic attacks, social anxiety, sleep trouble, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing grief, career shifts, chronic illness, and the strain of caregiving. The tone in sessions is practical and warm, aimed at small, useful steps rather than long lectures.

Her style combines several therapy methods so sessions are tailored to the person in front of her. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to challenge unhelpful thoughts and acceptance-based strategies to build tolerance for hard feelings. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy are used to manage intense moments and improve emotion regulation.

Dr. DeShong emphasizes clear communication and goal-setting. She works with clients to set concrete goals, practice new skills between sessions, and notice gradual changes. This often includes improving sleep habits, reducing avoidance, and increasing confidence in relationships and at work.

She practices in Mississippi and draws on a dozen years of clinical work. People who prefer a respectful, collaborative approach may find this style helpful when they need steady support through stress, anxiety, and life transitions.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps you notice what matters most and take small actions that align with those values while learning to tolerate difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices that reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, daily routines, and what has helped or not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed over time.

Session formats are not specified in the profile, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people practice skills in the settings where they live and work. Licensed professionals often use these benefits to help clients build consistent habits and apply new tools between sessions.