Shawn Brisbane, LPC
Therapist in Pennsylvania
Shawn Brisbane is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression.
- Licensed inPennsylvania
- LicensePC015161
- NPI 1609397256
- Experience10+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Shawn
Shawn Brisbane is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. He offers practical support for relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, sleeping and eating challenges, parenting strain, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
Shawn writes plainly and aims to make therapy feel direct and doable. He approaches therapy with respect, sensitivity, and compassion.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped to each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Shawn draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections affect current relationships and emotions. He also uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Client-Centered Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns, clarify values, and build workable skills.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools may be used for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when needed. Shawn has a decade of professional experience in counseling work and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions. He explains options clearly and checks in about what is helping and what is not.
The goal is steady progress that fits a person's life and priorities. People who start with him can expect straightforward conversation, goal-setting, and short-term skill building alongside attention to deeper attachment patterns. He invites clients to be curious about what matters most and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC015161 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1609397256 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shawn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawn names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment and skill-based methods work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and behavior and helps people notice patterns in how they connect with others. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small committed actions toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, breaks down thoughts, feelings, and actions into manageable pieces and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Shawn will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That can mean shifting from skill-building to deeper attachment work as progress unfolds, or combining approaches in the same session.
Online formats offer real flexibility. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief updates, scheduling, or skills practice easy between sessions. These options help therapy fit into busy lives and different routines.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Shawn commonly address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping struggles, parenting, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is his general therapeutic style?
Shawn works in a direct, respectful, and compassionate manner. He tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs and uses plain language to make therapy accessible.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has about 10 years of professional counseling experience working with a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Pennsylvania and practices with that state credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available online?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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