Dianna M Shaw, LPC

Dianna M Shaw is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She often supports young adults who are figuring out life purpose and dealing with seasonal mood shifts. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at practical change rather than lengthy theory. Dianna uses clear techniques to help people reduce overwhelm and build coping skills. She helps clients set manageable goals, change unhelpful thought patterns, and try new behaviors that fit daily life. Sessions focus on what feels most useful right now and on skills that can be practiced between meetings. Her background includes long experience working with grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship concerns, and career stress. She also addresses sleep and eating disruptions, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. This range lets her tailor work to the specific problem a person brings. Narrative Therapy is part of her approach when reshaping personal stories helps a person move forward. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and shift thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Together these approaches combine practical skill building with exploration of personal meaning. Dianna keeps things straightforward and collaborative. She helps people find small, steady changes that add up over time. Her practice is based in Pennsylvania and sessions are offered in English.

How Dianna blends CBT and Narrative work online

Dianna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thoughts and behaviors that worsen anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and other day-to-day difficulties. CBT focuses on practical exercises and small behavior changes that can be tried between sessions to see what helps. She also draws on Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from problem stories and rewrite how they view challenges like grief, career uncertainty, or life purpose. Narrative work is useful when a fresh perspective on personal stories creates new options for action. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Dianna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest whether CBT, Narrative Therapy, or a mix makes the most sense. Together they decide what to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversation and skill practice, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit short check-ins or quick coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.