About Rebecca
Rebecca Shaughnessy is an LPC who helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, bipolar disorder, and problems with relationships. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Her tone is straightforward and focused on small, practical steps.
She favors a collaborative, client-centered style. Sessions aim to uncover strengths and build simple tools for coping. Rebecca invites clients to notice what matters to them and take one small step toward change.
How Rebecca works
She emphasizes practical actions rather than asking people to just 'try harder.' Her work draws on several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps track thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on values and making space for difficult feelings while still moving toward meaningful goals. Rebecca also uses Solution-Focused techniques to set short-term goals and build momentum. Client-Centered Therapy provides a respectful, listening-based environment where the person’s pace guides the process.
Together these approaches shape clear, doable plans for everyday life. She has five years of counseling experience and holds an LPC license in Alabama and Virginia. Rebecca aims to make sessions direct and understandable, keeping language plain so parents and busy adults can use what they learn right away.
If current coping strategies feel stuck, she works with clients to find practical alternatives and steady progress.
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What Rebecca works with
The areas below are the ones Rebecca selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online counseling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward a life that reflects their values. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic, worry, and low mood. It suits problems that benefit from skill-building and clear strategies. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will listen to each person’s goals and preferences and then decide together which methods fit best. That collaborative process means plans can change as needs evolve and progress is made. Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.Start online instead of waiting
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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