Shania Wilkes, LPC
Direct, compassionate counseling with a narrative focus
Details
| Name | Shania Wilkes |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Shania
Shania Wilkes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with ten years of clinical experience. She draws on her background in education and counseling to guide people through anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and major life changes. Her work often focuses on restoring a sense of purpose and helping people manage symptoms so they can move forward.
Shania blends practical techniques with a person-centered attitude. She encourages clients to name what matters to them and to use their own strengths in the healing process.
Background and approach
Her manner is direct but compassionate, which she calls a carefrontational style. In sessions she mixes narrative approaches with cognitive and mindfulness tools. That means she helps people tell their stories, notice unhelpful thinking patterns, and practice skills that ease distress.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and motivational techniques when useful. Shania aims to make sessions feel collaborative. She believes people are the experts on their lives and she offers guidance, feedback, and homework when it can help.
The goal is to leave therapy with clearer choices and more self-acceptance. Her background includes college teaching in general psychology, human growth and development, and abnormal psychology. This experience informs how she explains symptoms and normalizes common reactions to stress, loss, and relationship strain.
People usually find Shania helpful when they want a therapist who balances honesty with warmth. She invites clients to explore hard feelings and to practice new ways of coping that fit their daily life.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief among the things Shania works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Shania among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Shania directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Shania directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Shania often uses Narrative Therapy to help people make sense of their life stories and separate themselves from painful labels. This approach is useful for issues like shame, identity questions, codependency, and family-related concerns. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and focus on values-based action, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and persistent avoidance. In addition she uses Client-Centered Therapy, offering empathy and nonjudgmental listening so clients can explore feelings at their own pace.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She partners with clients to decide which methods feel most helpful based on their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers ways to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or when a check-in is needed during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These formats aim to make regular support more flexible and accessible while still using the same therapeutic approaches discussed above.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and direct. She blends narrative methods with mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and motivational interviewing to be both compassionate and straightforward.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of experience in counseling and has taught college courses in general psychology, human growth and development, and abnormal psychology.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds the LPC credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
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