Shawnean Callihan, LPC

How Shawnean’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy starts by treating the client as the expert on their own life. The therapist listens, reflects, and helps people clarify what matters most to them. This approach suits concerns that need a supportive, understanding space to unfold.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, low mood, or unhelpful behaviors. Sessions focus on practical exercises and skills that can be used between meetings to change how someone thinks and acts. This can be helpful for stress, sleep problems, anger, and mood concerns.

Solution-Focused Therapy targets specific, achievable goals and looks for small steps that make a real difference quickly. It’s useful when someone wants clear, short-term progress on parenting challenges, communication problems, or coping with life transitions.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals, and preferences and then try methods that fit best. Methods can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.