Open Your Heart,
Free Your Mind
Welcome to Free Mind, LLC, where life’s challenges are understood as unique and complex to all individuals. As a Counseling & Development graduate student serving the Southeast Texas area (& online), I’m here to help you build skills & elevate your life. If you’re feeling lost or stressed, I want to help you move forward mindfully.
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
Carl Jung
O F F E R I N G S
We'll develop a treatment plan based on your intake & assessment to regulate your nervous system, clarify goals, and build practical skills for lasting change. Consider it a growth container.
Therapy
Welcomes clients, providers, and local support hubs into a shared mental health ecosystem. Connecting people to trusted resources, strengthen referral pathways, for our community to feel more human—supported, seen, and resourced.
Community Resource Networking
Website Design, Brand Building, Marketing Strategy
Small Business Development
About Me
Hello, I'm glad to see you here!
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I am Shaelyn Whatley, a Licensed Professional Counselor, Associate (LPC-A). For undergrad, I studied Human Ecology (Human Development, Family Sciences, Nutrition, Public Health, Textiles & Apparel) and pre-health sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. In October of 2021, I introduced my healthy, beautiful baby to the world.
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Currently, I am a mental health clinican, mother, community member, entrepreneur, and LPC-A. At Lamar University, I graduated from Counseling & Development, spending my field experience as a clinical intern at Spindletop Center in Beaumont, working with adults, families, and children. For work, I am a QMHP at Ray of Hope & Life, LLC, & Talking Treehouse for children & adolescents as a means of behavioral and emotional support. For part of the week, I am either working front desk at the gym, volunteering at Stable Spirit, or hanging out with my son at the park.
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I’m building Free Mind Therapy as I step into practice as an LPC-Associate. In the meantime, I’m continuing to refine my trauma-informed and nervous-system-nourishing approach—rooted in Existential, CBT, IFS and Person-Centered work—while expanding my real-world experience through contract roles across the community. I support local individuals, businesses, and organizations in practical, people-centered ways, and that breadth helps me understand how real life, real systems, and real stressors shape the people who walk into the therapy room.​
Hannah McInnis
“Working with Free Mind was an enlightening and transformative experience for me. Our sessions provided me with the clarity and guidance I needed. I truly felt empowered to make positive changes in my life. I am grateful for the insights and encouragement I received and recommend these services to anyone seeking personal and professional growth."
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~ Therapy/coaching~
Misti Doucet
"Free Mind, LLC has been a game-changer for my businesses. Before working with them, I struggled with organization and consistently felt overwhelmed. Thanks to the tailored tools and guidance, I now feel in control of daily business matters. I can finally breathe knowing that my business is on track and thriving. When a problem comes up, I trust it to Shaelyn to help me come up with a sustainable answer. Thank you so much!"."
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~Business development~
Justyce Knight
“My experience with Free Mind, LLC's couples therapy has been incredibly transformative. With their guidance, my partner and I learned to communicate better while strengthening our emotional intimacy. I've also received amazing tools to manage my anxiety better. For anyone seeking to improve their relationship and mental well-being, Free Mind will help.”
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~ Couple/Family Therapy ~