Shayna Pannuzzo, LPC

Shayna Pannuzzo is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She focuses on practical strategies to reduce stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms. Shayna works with people who are neurodivergent or have developmental or intellectual disability diagnoses and helps them find everyday tools that fit their lives.

She uses clear, straightforward methods in sessions. That includes helping clients spot unhelpful thinking patterns and build new coping skills. Shayna also draws on skills that teach emotional regulation and mindful awareness so clients can manage strong feelings more easily.

Shayna values the knowledge each person brings about their own life. She treats clients as partners and helps them set realistic, achievable goals. Sessions often include short, practiceable tasks to try between meetings so progress carries into daily routines.

With six years of counseling experience, she has worked with a wide range of concerns. These include relationship strain, parenting stress, attention differences, mood disorders, obsessive behaviors, panic, and social anxiety. She also helps caregivers facing compassion fatigue and those navigating co-occurring conditions.

People who prefer remote options can expect methods explained in plain language and concrete steps to try at home. Shayna aims for a calm, direct approach that reduces overwhelm and builds confidence one small change at a time.

CBT and Skills-Based Support Online

Shayna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns in thoughts and behaviors and then try small changes that ease anxiety and low mood. CBT focuses on clear steps and practiceable skills that can reduce worry and improve daily functioning.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to teach emotional regulation and distress-tolerance skills. DBT-informed techniques aim to help people tolerate strong feelings and communicate more effectively when emotions run high.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shayna works with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan when needed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or fit brief updates into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into real life.