Dr. Freda Shipman, LCSW

Dr. Freda Shipman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people handle life changes and health-related challenges with practical support and clear guidance. Her style is warm and collaborative, and she aims to help people build on their strengths.

She uses approaches that help people talk through what matters to them and decide on small steps that make a difference. Sessions often focus on day-to-day coping, stress and anxiety, grief and loss, and relationship or family concerns. She also supports people facing aging, chronic illness, cancer, caregiving strain, and end-of-life questions.

Clients can expect an effort to understand their situation and to shape work around realistic goals. Techniques may include looking at thought patterns that get in the way, identifying practical solutions for current problems, and exploring internal parts of experience when that helps. Work often combines short-term problem solving with deeper conversations about values and meaning.

Dr. Shipman has worked in a range of clinical settings over her career and brings that experience to sessions. She talks plainly about options and helps people find approaches that fit their lives. Her practice emphasizes respect, dignity, and steady support while people adjust to major decisions or health-related changes.

To begin, she asks about your immediate concerns and what you want to accomplish. From there she and the client plan a path forward that balances practical steps and emotional processing.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding your priorities, and shaping sessions around what you say matters most. This approach helps with coping during health changes and life transitions by letting the client set the pace and topics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thought patterns and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches practical tools to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and everyday coping strategies when adjusting to illness or loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will check in about your goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust direction over time. This is a collaborative process where client feedback helps shape which techniques are used.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the session formats available before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy days, lets them reduce travel time, and makes scheduling around medical appointments or caregiving easier. Online sessions can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video if that better suits a moment. Ask about current session options when you schedule so you can pick what fits your routine.