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Shawn Crossley

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Shawn Crossley, LPC

Pennsylvania

LPC focusing on family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Person-centered approach
  • Cognitive behavioral tools
  • Solution-focused work

About Shawn

Shawn Crossley is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) practicing in Pennsylvania with 23 years of experience. He works with adults on common household and relationship stresses including parenting strain, family conflict, anxiety, depression, anger, and intimacy-related concerns.

Shawn uses straightforward conversation and practical tools in sessions. He follows a person-centered approach that keeps the client's priorities central. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to look at thinking and behavior patterns, and solution-focused work to create short-term, achievable steps.

In sessions he listens for immediate problems at home and then helps break those problems into manageable parts. That can mean spotting patterns that increase stress, trying different ways to respond, or setting small experiments to test new behaviors. He treats parenting questions, blended family issues, communication problems, and the everyday strain that comes with raising children as concrete topics to work on.

He has spent many years working with people after trauma and with mood-related concerns, including bipolar and seasonal mood shifts. He also addresses addiction, grief, ADHD-related struggles, and sexual or intimacy issues when they affect daily life at home.

Shawn describes therapy as a team process. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change, clear steps to try at home, and review of what worked. People who want practical, focused help with family and parenting pressures may find this approach useful.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Shawn commonly draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy in his work. Client-centered work focuses on the client's priorities and uses reflection and open conversation to help people clarify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors, and gives specific exercises to change patterns that increase stress or conflict.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shawn will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or has not worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Please check the available session options when you start the matching process. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. It also lets people try tools and homework in the context of their everyday routines, which many find helpful for making change stick.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)EmptinessImpulsivityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMood disordersNarcissismPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

23+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family concerns does he help with?

He helps with parenting strain, blended family issues, communication problems, and general family conflict. He also works on relationship and intimacy-related issues that affect home life.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

He uses a person-centered style that keeps the client's goals first, combined with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused tasks. Sessions aim to set small, practical steps the client can try between meetings.

How much experience does he have?

He has 23 years of experience in the mental health field, including substantial time working with family-based concerns and mood or trauma-related issues.

Is he a licensed professional and where does he practice?

He holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.

Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does he work with international clients?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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