How his therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It’s useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with simple experiments and behavior changes to reduce symptoms like insomnia or anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape current trust and communication, which can help with intimacy and relationship concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shawn collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first, adjusting as goals and needs change. That means sessions can start with skills training and shift to deeper processing if needed, or vice versa, based on what the person finds most helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial expressions and tone for richer conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break more easily. Live chat and messaging are useful for short check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to try different ways of engaging as life demands.