Carissa Shobe , LPC

Carissa Shobe is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with more than 15 years of experience in mental health and substance use treatment. She brings a holistic, trauma-informed perspective to her work, emphasizing clients' strengths while addressing patterns of coping that can cause ongoing distress. Using evidence-based methods, she helps people develop practical strategies to manage stress, reduce reliance on maladaptive behaviors, and move toward personal growth.

Shobe focuses on supporting individuals facing stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and depression, among other challenges. Her approach balances skill-building with attention to the whole person, aiming to provide tools that align daily choices with long-term goals. She frames treatment as a collaborative process that centers each person’s needs and values rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

As a credentialed LPC, Shobe holds a professional license to provide counseling services in Pennsylvania. Her practice integrates practical coping techniques with trauma-aware care to reduce distress and promote more effective ways of managing emotions and relationships.

Practical Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more balanced, action-oriented responses. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, and many day-to-day stressors by teaching concrete skills for problem solving and mood regulation.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. DBT can be especially useful for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing impulsive or self-destructive behaviors.

Mindfulness Therapy encourages present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental observation of thoughts and feelings, which can reduce reactivity and improve overall emotional balance. Together with skills-based approaches, mindfulness supports greater self-awareness and steadying of stress responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Carissa Shobe and other licensed professionals collaborate with clients to determine what methods best match a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan over time as those needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life. These options increase accessibility for people balancing work, family, and other commitments while maintaining regular contact with their therapist.