Rebecca Shaughnessy, LPC

Rebecca Shaughnessy is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship concerns. She uses a down-to-earth style that focuses on small, practical steps. Rebecca encourages clients to notice what works and build from there. She takes a client-centered approach that puts the person’s goals first. Sessions are collaborative conversations where the counselor listens closely and asks useful questions. Rebecca also blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - and solution-focused techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Rebecca aims to make progress feel manageable. She often breaks larger problems into smaller tasks people can try between sessions. This can include practicing coping skills, testing new ways of thinking, or setting brief experiments to see what changes. Her work covers a wide range of concerns such as mood disorders, panic, obsessive-compulsive patterns, addictions, parenting stresses, career strain, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, midlife shifts, and first responder or veteran-related stress. Rebecca has five years of counseling experience and holds an LPC license. She offers sessions remotely using video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. People who choose her often want a practical, supportive partner while they make changes.

Practical approaches for online counseling

Rebecca commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying thoughts that fuel distress and testing small behavior changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive-compulsive patterns.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for stress, grief, and situations where avoidance has become a problem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with clients to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how people connect. Video calls are close to an in-person session and work well for longer discussions. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to check in between sessions or use shorter, frequent touchpoints. These options help people fit counseling into busy lives while trying approaches like CBT and ACT remotely.