Rebecca Shaughnessy, LPC

Rebecca Shaughnessy is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions. She writes in a straightforward way and encourages small steps toward change. If you are frustrated by “I should just try harder,” she offers a calm, collaborative approach to figure out what comes next.

Her style centers on building a trusting relationship. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps that can be tried between meetings. Rebecca emphasizes listening first, then helping people notice patterns and try different responses that fit their daily lives.

She uses several grounded approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, plus client-centered and solution-focused methods. That means she balances exploring feelings with tools for managing symptoms and moving toward goals.

Rebecca works with a range of concerns such as trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar and other mood disorders, panic attacks, obsessive-compulsive issues, and midlife crisis. She also supports people dealing with attachment, codependency, divorce and separation, and first responder or veteran-related stress.

With five years of experience in counseling, Rebecca brings steady support and practical guidance. Her aim is to help people notice resources they already have and to try small, manageable changes. To begin, a short intake and conversation will help clarify goals and next steps.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate action. It supports choosing values-based steps even when emotions feel strong, which can help with anxiety, depression, or midlife transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It offers clear strategies for reducing panic, managing mood symptoms, and changing unhelpful thinking patterns through practical exercises and experiments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will listen to your goals and preferences and collaboratively decide which methods to try. That choice can change over time as needs shift or as certain skills become more useful.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, since specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-in sessions on a workday, or make scheduling across different locations simpler. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques to remote conversations, using exercises, goal-setting, and brief between-session tasks to keep progress moving.