Dr. Brian Shaffer, LCMHC, LCPC

Dr. Brian Shaffer, LCMHC and LCPC, is a licensed professional counselor with education, training, and clinical experience in mental health, addiction, trauma, grief, loss and bereavement, and spiritual care. His credentials - LCMHC and LCPC - indicate state licensure to provide clinical mental health counseling, and he applies that training across assessment, intervention, and ongoing treatment.

He provides counseling, assessment, and intervention services aimed at helping people reach their goals for a life in recovery. He favors a person-centered style that prioritizes each individual's values and strengths while drawing on techniques from multiple therapeutic traditions to tailor care to specific needs.

Dr. Shaffer helps clients work through past traumatic experiences that contribute to current struggles with substance use and mental health symptoms. He weaves clients' spiritual beliefs into treatment when that perspective is important to the person, offering a more holistic way to address emotional, relational, and behavioral concerns.

With a deep commitment to this work, he supports individuals through the recovery process so they can move beyond past hurts and open toward renewed hope for the future.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and build psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult feelings while taking committed action toward personal values. It is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and patterns that get in the way of meaningful living.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on understanding how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. It can be helpful for relationship difficulties, attachment wounds, and issues that stem from caregiving or abandonment experiences.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes respect for the person's perspective and the therapist's empathetic, nonjudgmental presence. This approach supports self-discovery and empowerment and can complement other targeted techniques for addiction, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Brian Shaffer works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and he adapts treatment as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to schedule care around life demands and to maintain continuity across locations. These options increase access to licensed professionals and allow therapy to continue when in-person visits are impractical or when a client prefers remote care.