Donald Shawler, LCPC

Donald Shawler is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 20 years of experience helping adults navigate depression, anxiety, and other common struggles. He uses a straightforward, person-centered approach that focuses on understanding each person's concerns. Sessions aim to be calm and nonjudgmental so people can talk honestly about what feels hard.

He combines client-centered work with cognitive techniques to help people change unhelpful thought patterns. That often means noticing negative thoughts, testing them, and building new ways of thinking that reduce distress. He also teaches practical anger management skills for those who want tools to reduce explosive reactions.

Don works with a wide range of issues including stress, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, and self-esteem. He also lists aging and geriatric issues among his focus areas, and supports people facing caregiver stress and life transitions. Other concerns he addresses include bipolar mood challenges, trauma, and career-related stress.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Don helps clients set small, achievable steps and checks progress along the way. He uses mindfulness practices at times to help people manage anxiety and stay grounded in difficult moments.

People can expect a practical, steady style that balances empathy with concrete strategies. Don draws on his two decades of work to tailor approaches to each person’s goals and circumstances.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and acceptance. The therapist follows the person’s lead and creates space for honest talk, which helps when dealing with depression, anxiety, and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches people to notice and test unhelpful thoughts. It includes simple exercises and homework to change thinking patterns that fuel anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals and try methods that fit their needs. It is normal to adapt tools over time until a good fit is found.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. It can reduce travel time and let sessions take place from a convenient location. If you need shorter check-ins, or have bandwidth limits, those practical details can be discussed when confirming session options. The original biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm the available formats before booking.