About Rebecca
Rebecca Shoemaker is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She draws on ten years of experience to help people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career pressures, and depression. Rebecca emphasizes respectful, sensitive care and aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable.
Her sessions are client-centered, which means conversation and goals are shaped around the person's priorities. She also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors.
Background and approach
Skills from dialectical behavior therapy are available when emotions feel overwhelming and a steadying approach is needed. Rebecca works with people navigating life changes and everyday struggles that affect mood and motivation. She addresses issues such as social anxiety, panic, obsessive thoughts, grief, workplace strain, and feelings of isolation.
She also supports concerns specific to women's issues, body image, aging and geriatric matters, and attachment worries. In sessions she tailors the plan to what each person needs. That can mean short-term goal work or longer skill-building depending on the situation.
Rebecca focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to manage symptoms and move toward their goals. She offers a direct, compassionate style and centers the client's voice when planning treatment. If someone is unsure how to begin, Rebecca encourages small first steps and helps people shape therapy to fit their life.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Rebecca uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person's priorities and lived experience. That means conversations and goals are built around what the client brings, not a preset agenda. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it can be useful for anxiety, panic, and mood concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will discuss options and help decide together which methods fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can be adjusted over time if different skills or strategies are needed.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and a quiet space are available. Phone sessions can be easier when a shorter check-in or lower bandwidth is preferable. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, quick coping strategies, or steady check-ins between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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