Shawna Powell, LPC

Shawna Powell is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 23 years of clinical experience. She chose this work after using her own life events to guide others toward recovery and better days. Shawna focuses on helping people move from mere survival to a more stable daily life.

She approaches therapy in an open, down-to-earth way. Shawna meets people where they are and treats them as experts on their own lives. Her style blends several methods so sessions fit each person's needs rather than following a rigid plan.

Shawna helps with a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, addiction, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues such as chronic pain, chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and attachment-related difficulties.

In sessions she listens for what matters most and then uses practical tools from cognitive and behavioral approaches alongside acceptance and relational work. Clients can expect clear, simple strategies to cope in the moment and steps to build longer-term changes.

Shawna practices in Colorado and conducts therapy in English. She invites people who are ready to improve their day-to-day quality of life to begin the process and to set goals that feel achievable.

How Shawna's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values while learning ways to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help with stress, anxiety, grief, and coping with chronic health challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood regulation. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes relationships and how early patterns affect current connection and trust, which can be useful for relationship concerns, attachment issues, and intimacy-related struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawna will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their situation, goals, and daily life. She adapts tools from these approaches to match what a person prefers and what helps them toward measurable steps forward.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people engage from places that reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use video or phone options to focus on practical skills, emotional processing, and planning changes that translate into everyday life.