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Online therapist

Shauna Stimmel

Compassionate counselor helping parents and individuals

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
Idaho
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Shauna

Shauna Stimmel is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Idaho. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and brings eight years of crisis-care experience to her work. Shauna aims to help people build resilience and find more meaning and joy in life while honoring personal beliefs and values.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She meets people where they are and focuses on strengths. Sessions emphasize practical tools people can use day to day to cope with stress, anxiety, and low mood.

Background and approach

Shauna often works with adults and adolescents who are facing trauma, depression, or complex mental health challenges. She also supports parents who want clearer communication and better strategies for navigating difficult behavior and family conflict. Her background includes helping people affected by addiction, dissociation, and co-occurring conditions.

Clinically, she draws on approaches like client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, EMDR, and Internal Family Systems. In practice this means a mix of talking, skills coaching, and therapeutic techniques tailored to the person’s goals. Shauna emphasizes collaboration and practical next steps.

In sessions she helps people understand patterns, practice new coping skills, and connect with resources when needed. The aim is steady progress toward clearer relationships and stronger emotional balance.

Approaches that guide online work and goals

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following each person’s lead. The therapist emphasizes empathy, respect, and helping clients name their goals and values. This approach can help people who need support building self-understanding and stronger coping habits.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions often include simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a structured method used to address traumatic memories and intense distress. It combines guided processing with techniques that help reduce the emotional charge of painful experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shauna will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past to choose methods that fit. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity of care when schedules change. Different approaches allow for flexible work in sessions - from skills coaching and short check-ins to guided processing - so practical needs and treatment goals can both be addressed.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Shauna address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, self esteem, depression, and family problems, along with related issues like addiction, dissociation, and grief.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental and centers on strengths. Sessions focus on practical skills, talking through difficult experiences, and creating steps people can use between meetings.
What experience does she bring?
Shauna has eight years of crisis-care experience and a background working with adolescents and adults facing a range of mental health challenges.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Idaho.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Idaho
Languages
English

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