Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Shawn works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shawn
Shawn Crossley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 23 years in the mental health field. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. He also supports concerns like addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
Shawn favors a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals central. He combines that with solution-focused work to set small, practical steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used when patterns of thinking and behavior need attention.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. Shawn treats therapy as a team effort where the client’s priorities guide each meeting. He aims for clear, manageable goals rather than complex jargon.
His background includes long experience across age groups and a history of family-related work and structural approaches. That practical foundation informs how he helps people sort communication problems, blended family issues, parenting challenges, and commitment or jealousy concerns. Shawn works with a broad range of mood and behavior concerns, including ADHD, bipolar presentations, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress.
He also offers support for career questions, life purpose, and men's issues. He practices in Pennsylvania and provides services in English.
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
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Shawn lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches and how they work online
Shawn uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions focus on the person’s own goals and experience. The therapist listens closely, checks understanding, and follows the client’s pace to help clarify what matters most.He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a practical method that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT helps with anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and mood shifts by teaching concrete techniques to test and change unhelpful thinking and behavior.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawn will talk with each person about their needs and preferences and together decide which combination of methods fits best. That collaborative planning helps set short-term goals and steps to measure progress.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which gives flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues; phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or text can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep consistent work toward goals.
Questions people ask about Shawn
What kinds of problems does Shawn address?
He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and low self-esteem, plus trauma, addiction, sleep issues, relationship concerns, parenting questions, and related mood disorders.
How would he describe his therapy style?
Sessions are person-centered and collaborative. He focuses on practical, solution-focused steps and uses CBT techniques when thoughts and behaviors need to change.
How much experience does he have?
He has 23 years working in mental health and many years doing family-focused and structural work alongside individual therapy.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.