About Hilary
Dr. Hilary DeShong helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and low self-esteem. She also supports those facing career pressures, grief, sleep trouble, and major life changes.
Her practice includes work around LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue, and coaching for direction and purpose. Dr. DeShong uses straightforward, collaborative conversations to identify what feels most urgent.
She emphasizes practical skills that can be practiced between sessions. Mindfulness and breathing tools are mixed with thought-focused exercises to ease panic and social anxiety.
How Hilary works
Her style is warm and affirming. She aims to make sessions feel calm and clear so people can talk about hard things without feeling judged. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works in a person’s life.
Over 12 years, she has worked with people facing chronic pain, illness, and disability as well as those navigating divorce, workplace stress, and financial worries. She helps people sharpen communication, reduce impulsivity, and address isolation or loneliness. Dr.
DeShong holds an MS Psychologist credential. She practices in Mississippi and offers therapy that focuses on realistic steps and steady progress. People leave sessions with specific skills and short goals to try between meetings.
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What Hilary works with
The areas below are the ones Hilary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | MS Psychologist 59 |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings. It helps with life transitions, anxiety, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce panic, social anxiety, and low mood.Figuring out which approach to use is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they try approaches, track results, and adjust plans so therapy feels useful and relevant.
Online sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for skill teaching and emotion work. Phone sessions or chat can be lower-bandwidth options and work well for shorter check-ins or when speaking on the phone is easier. Text messaging and live chat let people send brief updates, practice skills between sessions, and get flexible support during busy weeks.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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