How evidence-based techniques work online

Shanton uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on teaching concrete skills and building routines. One common approach she uses emphasizes teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and impulsivity so clients can try small changes between sessions and notice what helps. Another thread involves trauma-informed strategies that focus on pacing, stabilization, and moving at a tolerable pace when processing difficult experiences. These methods are intended to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning through steady steps.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to identify goals, test techniques, and adjust methods based on what works. That collaborative process helps match interventions to a client's needs, values, and preferred pace of change.

Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and replicate an in-person feeling. Phone sessions can fit into a commute or a work break and require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, shorter coaching-style exchanges, or when writing out thoughts helps clarify feelings. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into a busy life.