Rebecca Shoemaker, LPC

Rebecca Shoemaker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career strain, and depression. Rebecca aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

Rebecca uses straightforward conversation to learn what matters most to each person. She adapts sessions to fit individual needs and goals. That might mean working on skills to reduce panic, addressing intrusive thoughts, or building confidence at work.

Her approach draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She also uses client-centered methods to create a supportive space where people can speak openly. Dialectical behavior techniques and solution-focused strategies are added when practical to teach coping tools and set achievable steps forward.

Over a decade in practice has given Rebecca experience with many concerns tied to life transitions and mood. She has worked with people facing grief, relationship stress, workplace pressure, and age-related issues. Rebecca also supports people coping with obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, social anxiety, and seasonal mood changes.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Rebecca helps clients notice patterns, practice new responses, and track small changes over time. She encourages steady progress and adjusts the plan as needs shift.

Approach and tools for online counseling

Rebecca commonly draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT helps when worry, panic, depression, or repetitive thoughts get in the way of daily life. She also uses client-centered methods to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what feels hard and set priorities for change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca collaborates with each person to choose which methods to try based on their goals and situation. She checks in about what is working and adjusts plans so sessions stay relevant and useful.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone calls can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or those who prefer writing. These options help people fit therapy into busy days and keep steady progress.