- Practical coping skills
- Values based work
- Trauma informed focus
About Shawna
Shawna Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 23 years of experience. She became a therapist after using her own life experiences to help others move beyond survival and toward a better quality of life. Shawna focuses on practical steps a person can take to feel steadier and more able to cope with everyday pressures, including depression and anxiety.
Shawna draws on an eclectic mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. She treats clients as experts on their own lives and involves them in setting goals and selecting strategies. Sessions are conversational and grounded in everyday language so people can use what they learn between appointments.
Typical work includes helping people manage stress, process trauma and loss, and rebuild self-esteem after difficult events. She also offers support around relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strains, addictions, and coping with major life changes. Practical tools are paired with attention to personal values and attachment dynamics.
Her background includes training across several therapeutic methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-oriented work, combined with attachment-focused understanding. Shawna integrates dialectical skills when emotion regulation is needed and keeps treatment focused on clear, doable steps.
People who choose Shawna often want a direct, compassionate clinician who listens and helps turn hard experiences into actionable plans. She invites potential clients to consider what matters most to them and to begin small changes that add up over time.
Shawna draws on an eclectic mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. She treats clients as experts on their own lives and involves them in setting goals and selecting strategies. Sessions are conversational and grounded in everyday language so people can use what they learn between appointments.
Typical work includes helping people manage stress, process trauma and loss, and rebuild self-esteem after difficult events. She also offers support around relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strains, addictions, and coping with major life changes. Practical tools are paired with attention to personal values and attachment dynamics.
Her background includes training across several therapeutic methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-oriented work, combined with attachment-focused understanding. Shawna integrates dialectical skills when emotion regulation is needed and keeps treatment focused on clear, doable steps.
People who choose Shawna often want a direct, compassionate clinician who listens and helps turn hard experiences into actionable plans. She invites potential clients to consider what matters most to them and to begin small changes that add up over time.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.