Shannon Powe-Saunders , LPC

Shannon Powe-Saunders is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with more than 18 years of experience in the helping professions. She began her career as a Mental Health/Substance Use Case Manager, connecting people diagnosed with mental health or substance use disorders to important community resources and supports. After earning a master's degree in Community Counseling, she transitioned into clinical work, counseling individuals and families facing depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, grief, trauma, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, and substance use or dependency, along with other life transitions and difficulties.

Shannon brings a warm, relatable presence to her work and views each person as being on their own life journey, one that includes both pleasant and painful experiences. She believes therapy can serve as a guide during the more difficult moments, offering practical help and emotional support. Respect and empathy are central to her practice, and she emphasizes meeting people where they are.

Her therapeutic approach merges Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic ideas, and humanistic person-centered principles, integrated with Motivational Interviewing and person-centered thinking techniques. This blend is intended to address both immediate coping skills and deeper patterns shaping a person's life. Shannon offers encouragement and support to those ready to begin a path toward healing and positive change, and she looks forward to meeting prospective clients.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Shannon frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-focused, often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship and helps clients explore their values, goals, and personal strengths. This approach supports growth and self-understanding across many kinds of life and relationship challenges.

Motivational Interviewing is another component of her work, useful for people facing ambivalence about change, including substance use or lifestyle adjustments. It focuses on collaboration and helping clients find their own reasons for making meaningful shifts.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Shannon works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting techniques as trust and insight develop.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit counseling into busy lives or manage care from home. These options expand access to licensed professionals and support consistent progress even when in-person visits are not possible.