Dianna M Shaw , LPC

Dianna M Shaw is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with more than two decades of experience supporting people through complex life challenges. She focuses on helping young adults clarify life purpose, manage seasonal mood shifts like those related to Seasonal Affective Disorder, and build practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and self-esteem concerns. Her work also addresses issues such as trauma, grief, relationship strain, addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting, career transitions, and ADHD.

Her approach blends empathy with structure, offering a tailored, strengths-based process that honors each person’s unique story. She creates a steady, nonjudgmental space where individuals can explore emotions, gain new perspectives, and practice evidence-informed strategies to meet their goals. Dianna emphasizes collaborative problem solving and goal setting, helping clients translate insight into everyday changes that support resilience and well-being.

With 24 years of clinical experience, Dianna brings a calm, consistent presence and a focus on meaningful, sustainable growth. As an LPC - a licensed counselor qualified to provide professional mental health care in Pennsylvania - she aims to guide clients toward greater self-understanding and purposeful direction while meeting them where they are in life.

Bringing CBT and Narrative Therapy to Online Care

Dianna commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-focused approach that helps people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT can be effective for stress, anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating difficulties, and managing everyday symptoms by teaching tools for problem solving and emotional regulation.

She also uses Narrative Therapy, which centers on separating a person from their difficulties and exploring the stories that shape identity and meaning. This approach supports work on life purpose, self-esteem, recovery from trauma, and re-authoring personal goals to better reflect values and strengths.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dianna works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit best with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as the work progresses so therapy remains relevant and client-centered.

Online sessions - via video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging - offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels with communication. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care across life transitions and to access therapists and licensed professionals without traveling to an office, while preserving the interactive, goal-oriented nature of in-person work.