Carissa Shobe , LPC

Carissa Shobe is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with more than 15 years of experience in the mental health and substance abuse field. She draws on a holistic, trauma-informed framework that centers a person’s strengths while addressing the patterns that contribute to ongoing distress. Her approach focuses on reducing the impact of maladaptive coping strategies and building practical skills for managing stress and emotions.

Carissa emphasizes collaboration and personal growth, helping people identify goals and develop the tools needed to live in greater alignment with those aims. She blends evidence-based techniques with attention to each individual’s history, priorities, and values to foster meaningful change over time. Her work includes support for issues such as anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and mood disorders, alongside attention to related concerns like attachment, codependency, dissociation, and identity-related matters.

With a focus on skill-building and resilience, Carissa supports clients in creating sustainable strategies for day-to-day coping and long-term well-being. She offers guided, strengths-oriented care designed to move people toward their stated goals for growth and recovery.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Carissa Shobe draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. This approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to teach practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and acceptance. DBT can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and patterns of impulsive behavior.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Carissa works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt techniques over time, and Carissa emphasizes a shared decision-making process to refine the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for scheduling and makes it easier to maintain continuity of care from different locations. These formats allow for regular skill practice, timely check-ins, and convenient access to therapeutic support while accommodating work, family, and life responsibilities.