- Anxiety and stress
- Addictions recovery
- CBT and client-centered
About Shawna
Shawna Lupori is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common struggles like anxiety, stress, addictions, depression, grief, relationship and family problems, and major life changes.
Shawna prioritizes clear, straightforward communication. She aims to reduce doubt about starting therapy and to make the first steps simple. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical ways to move forward.
Her background includes work across mental health and addiction concerns, including co-occurring diagnoses. Shawna often addresses issues such as codependency, communication problems, control issues, and recovery from drug and alcohol problems. She also supports people wrestling with identity, career setbacks, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Shawna uses a mix of approaches depending on each person's needs. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the client's priorities central, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and motivational interviewing to strengthen readiness for change. Solution-focused strategies help set short-term goals and track progress.
In sessions she combines practical work with conversations about values and meaning when those come up. That can include addressing intimacy-related issues, eating and food-related concerns, parenting stress, forgiveness, guilt, and anger. Shawna encourages clients to identify small steps that fit their daily life and responsibilities.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Shawna commonly combines client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's priorities, encouraging open discussion and decisions driven by the person rather than the clinician. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and skill practice.She also uses motivational interviewing when someone is considering change. That approach helps clarify what matters to the person and increases confidence to take small steps toward different choices. These methods can address anxiety, depression, addiction-related change, relationship concerns, and coping with life transitions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work in therapy. Shawna will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She checks in about progress and adapts strategies as needed so sessions stay focused and relevant.
The original biography does not list specific online session formats. Confirm the available session options before booking so they fit your schedule and needs. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around school, work, or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time so therapy fits into a busy week.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, eating concerns, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a client-centered approach alongside cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work to set goals and practice new skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of clinical experience as an LPC and additional history in human services supporting people with mental health and addiction concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Can people who don’t live in the US work with her?
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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