Shawna Lupori, LPC

Shawna Lupori is a licensed counselor in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people move forward from addiction, anxiety, depression, and the many stresses that come with life transitions. With eight years of experience, she combines practical skills and empathetic support to address concerns such as relationship and family difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related challenges, eating and parenting issues, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Shawna centers care on each person’s goals and strengths, using a mix of evidence-informed methods including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, existential exploration, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. She adapts these approaches to fit individual needs, whether the priority is reducing symptoms, improving communication, rebuilding trust, or discovering greater purpose in midlife and beyond.

Shawna also attends to co-occurring conditions and patterns like codependency, substance use concerns, control issues, and family system challenges. She presents herself as a steady, nonjudgmental partner in the therapeutic process, helping clients transform difficult experiences into opportunities for a different kind of living. Her practice emphasizes collaboration, practical tools, and building on strengths to support lasting change.

Tailored Therapeutic Approaches Delivered Online

Shawna Lupori employs client-centered therapy to create a supportive space where the client’s own goals and values guide the work. This approach focuses on empathy, active listening, and building on personal strengths to address relationship issues, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

She uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skills-oriented, useful for anxiety, depression, coping with stress, and habits that interfere with daily functioning.

Shawna also integrates existential therapy to explore deeper questions about meaning, purpose, and personal responsibility. That work can be especially helpful for people facing midlife concerns, emptiness, or major life changes.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Shawna works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access a licensed professional from wherever the client is located within Pennsylvania.