Shania Wilkes, LPC

Shania Wilkes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, relationship conflict, and major life changes. Her style is direct but compassionate, and she aims to help clients regain purpose and personal strength.

Before counseling, she taught college courses in general psychology, human growth and development, and abnormal psychology. That teaching background informs the way she explains ideas and models coping skills in clear, simple terms.

She draws on a mix of approaches rather than a single method. Shania adopts a person-centered orientation that starts with listening to each person's story. From there she uses techniques that fit the individual’s needs, including cognitive behavioral strategies and mindfulness skills when those tools seem useful.

Her sessions are described as carefrontational - honest and straightforward, yet caring. She addresses problematic patterns openly while helping clients connect with their strengths and build concrete ways to manage symptoms and stress.

Shania often focuses on restoring a sense of balance after loss or major transitions. She also works with people dealing with chronic mood difficulties, panic, substance concerns, codependency, and issues around shame or isolation. The aim is practical change: clearer thinking, better coping, and a stronger sense of self.

People looking for a therapist who combines direct feedback with empathy will find her approach practical and grounded. Shania emphasizes collaboration and helps clients leave therapy with tools they can use day to day.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Shania commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different behaviors. CBT is practical and skill focused, and it can help with anxiety, panic, mood problems, and stress.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which emphasizes noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while taking steps toward what matters. ACT can be helpful for grief, life changes, and when someone wants to live in line with their values.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then try techniques that fit. That collaborative process means methods can shift as needs change.

Online therapy with her is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and teaching of skills, phone calls can fit into a break or require less bandwidth, and live chat or messaging are useful for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats make it easier to work on coping skills and to keep therapy consistent around busy schedules.