Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
How Shawn works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shawn
Shawn Beard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. He brings ten years of counseling experience and focuses on practical, direct support for everyday struggles like stress, anger, anxiety, and depression. Shawn uses a collaborative style that aims to make sessions feel warm and interactive.
He talks with clients without labels and tailors the conversation to each person's needs. Sessions emphasize real skills and clearer thinking that people can use between appointments.
Background and approach
Over his career he has helped people with relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and confidence, career stress, and coping with life changes. He also addresses issues such as control struggles, divorce and separation, family of origin questions, and forgiveness. Shawn works with topics tied to guilt, shame, isolation, and men's issues as well.
People who are hearing impaired are listed among his focus areas, and he also supports those navigating infidelity, jealousy, polyamory or non-monogamous relationships, financial strain, and midlife transitions. His approach aims to identify practical steps and to build on a client’s existing strengths. Shawn commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change patterns of thought and behavior that contribute to distress.
He frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s experience guides the work and progress is measured in concrete changes and coping skills.
What Shawn works with
Everything Shawn lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shawn's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawn lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using CBT and Practical Methods Online
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It typically involves setting concrete goals, practicing new skills between sessions, and tracking progress; CBT can help with anxiety, anger, depression, and stress-related problems.Shawn emphasizes a strengths-based, collaborative process where the therapist and client decide together which approach fits best. He listens to each person’s story and adapts techniques to match goals, preferences, and daily life demands.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat can support shorter check-ins, and messaging is useful for ongoing, flexible contact between sessions. These options aim to increase access and convenience while supporting consistent, goal-focused work.
Questions people ask about Shawn
What concerns does Shawn help with?
He helps people facing stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem problems, career strain, and coping with life changes.
What is his style and therapeutic approach?
He uses a warm, interactive approach and often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has ten years of professional counseling experience working with a range of concerns from grief to midlife changes.
Where is Shawn licensed and practicing?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.