- Person-centered approach
- Addiction and grief support
- Values-based work
About Brian
Dr. Brian Shaffer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with two decades of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and concerns related to men's wellbeing. He aims to support clients who want clearer direction and steadier coping in daily life.
He uses a person-centered approach that keeps the client’s goals and values at the center of care. Sessions often include practical skills for managing strong emotions, thinking patterns, and relationship problems. He pays attention to how past trauma and loss may shape current struggles, and works with clients to process those experiences.
Dr. Shaffer draws from several methods, including cognitive behavioral approaches, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based work, and dialectical behavior strategies. He also brings addiction and grief-related experience into treatment when those issues are present. Spiritual beliefs are welcomed and can be included in treatment when the client desires.
He has worked in mental health and addiction settings for twenty years, combining assessment and intervention to help people move toward recovery. He focuses on practical changes clients can try between sessions. His aim is to help people reduce symptoms, rebuild confidence, and make choices aligned with their values.
Dr. Shaffer practices in Pennsylvania and offers services in English. International clients are accepted, and people interested in starting can use the site's Start Therapy flow to begin the matching process.
Therapeutic approaches and doing therapy online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when unpleasant thoughts or feelings show up. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and life changes by shifting focus from fighting feelings to living by chosen priorities. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns from close relationships and how they affect current connections and trust. It can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and relationship patterns that repeat over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior, teaching practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can change over time as progress is made and new challenges appear.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. For people managing caregiving, work demands, or travel, remote sessions can help maintain regular contact with a licensed professional and keep momentum between in-person visits.
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Experience
20+ years
Credentials
Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, trauma and related issues such as intimacy, self-esteem, career, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is his therapy style like?
He practices a person-centered approach that blends practical skills and exploration of values. Sessions often mix skill-building with talking through past experiences that affect current problems.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has twenty years of experience working in mental health, addiction, trauma, grief, loss, and spiritual care settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
He holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats, so confirm current options during the booking process before scheduling.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 schedule according to therapist availability.