Profile / United States
Rebecca Shoemaker, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Stress
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Emotion regulation skills
- Goal focused plans
About Rebecca
Rebecca Shoemaker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career concerns, depression, and major life changes. She offers straightforward, skills-based work aimed at practical problems.
Rebecca uses approaches that focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while also attending to emotions and coping skills. Sessions are built around clear goals and hands-on strategies. She often helps people notice patterns that keep problems going and then try different responses in daily life.
Her background includes a decade of work in settings that required focused, results-oriented support. That experience means she is familiar with common mood disorders, panic and anxiety patterns, obsessive or compulsive concerns, and challenges related to aging and life transitions. She also addresses workplace stress and issues many women face in balancing roles and expectations.
In session she draws on client-centered methods to center what matters to each person. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills when needed. Solution-focused techniques are used to build small, achievable steps toward a client's goals.
People who choose Rebecca can expect clear explanations of why a strategy is recommended and concrete homework to practice between sessions. Her approach favors short, structured experiments and measurable progress over open-ended discussion. To begin, clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How CBT and related methods are used in online sessions
Rebecca often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice thinking and behavior patterns, run short experiments, and practice specific skills to reduce anxiety or improve mood. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which fits well with remote sessions that emphasize clear goals and homework.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the client's concerns and on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. Client-centered work means the therapist listens carefully and shapes sessions around what the person values. DBT skills offer step-by-step tools for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Rebecca will discuss goals and preferences and then recommend strategies to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, reduce travel time, or use shorter check-ins when days are busy. Be prepared for practical homework and brief experiments to practice between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem issues, career difficulties, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include OCD, panic, PTSD, workplace issues, and aging related concerns.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. This often includes short exercises and homework to try between sessions.
What is her professional background and experience?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 10 years of professional work experience. That experience includes supporting people with mood and anxiety concerns in various settings.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
Does she work in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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