Rebecca Shaughnessy, LPC

Rebecca Shaughnessy is an LP C (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Alabama who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and mood concerns. She aims to help clients find inner strength and take small practical steps toward change. Her style is collaborative and client-centered, with an emphasis on building a working relationship that supports progress.

Rebecca believes people often know more about their next step than they think. Sessions focus on identifying manageable actions and working through obstacles together. She encourages straightforward conversation and problem-solving rather than long lectures or technical jargon.

Her background includes five years of clinical experience in counseling. Rebecca draws on several evidence-informed approaches, choosing methods that match each person’s needs and goals. She frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s values and preferences guide the work.

In sessions she focuses on practical tools for coping, behavior change, and emotional regulation. Rebecca often helps people address relationship strain, parenting stress, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and issues related to attention and focus. She also supports people working through addiction, obsessive thoughts or behaviors, panic, and the fallout of trauma and abuse.

People who prefer clear next steps and a supportive listener may find her approach helpful. To begin, she asks clients to take one small step and then build on progress from there. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before scheduling.

Approaches that guide online work and progress

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful actions that move a person toward those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence emotions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce symptoms like anxiety or panic.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to pick methods that fit their situation, goals, and preferences. That decision is reviewed and adjusted as progress is made so the plan stays useful.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people use tools like worksheets, behavior tracking, and real-time planning from wherever they are, helping therapy tie directly into everyday routines.