About Shawn
Shawn Brisbane is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and ADHD. He speaks plainly and offers steady support for common struggles like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, grief, and relationship concerns. Shawn emphasizes practical steps and clear goals so people know what to expect during sessions.
Shawn draws on a mix of methods to match each person’s needs. He uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot thinking patterns that get in the way.
Background and approach
He also works with acceptance and commitment principles to help people focus on values and take manageable action. Attachment-based ideas guide work on close relationships and trust. Sessions are client-centered and collaborative.
Shawn aims to create a simple plan and adjusts it over time. He listens for what matters most and helps people try new ways of coping between meetings. Progress often looks like small, repeatable habits rather than quick fixes.
Shawn brings ten years of professional experience in mental health practice in Pennsylvania. His LPC credential is noted up front as part of his background. He works with adults on issues ranging from chronic stress and burnout to mood swings and coping with major life changes.
People who choose him can expect straightforward language, practical homework, and check-ins on what is or isn’t helping. He offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into busy schedules.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. Online ACT can help with anxiety, depression, and motivation by teaching short exercises and value-driven goals to practice between sessions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors and then teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. In remote sessions CBT often involves brief skill demonstrations, thought records, and targeted practice that people can do on their own time.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape trust and communication. When delivered online, this work uses conversation and reflection to help people try new ways of relating in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shawn collaborates with each person to choose or combine methods based on their goals, needs, and preferences. He checks in regularly and adjusts plans so people can see which tools help most.
Online therapy offers flexibility that fits busy lives. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and time allow. Phone sessions can be a low-bandwidth option for a focused check-in. Live chat or text messaging works well for brief check-ins, skill coaching, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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