Dr. Brian Shaffer, LCMHC, LCPC
Licensed in Michigan · 20 years in practice
Dr. Brian Shaffer uses a person-centered approach that focuses on each person's goals and values.
License and registration
- LPC, Michigan
- 6401018488 · expires July 2027
- LCPC, Nevada
- CP3204-R · expires January 2028
- LCMHC, New Hampshire
- 3306 · expires June 2028
- LPC, Pennsylvania
- PC015782 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1255857439 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Brian
Dr. Brian Shaffer uses a person-centered approach that focuses on each person's goals and values. He combines practical strategies with open conversation to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, and other concerns.
Dr. Shaffer holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and has two decades of clinical experience in mental health and addiction care. He starts by listening to what matters most to the person in front of him.
Sessions are collaborative and paced to match the client's needs.
Background and approach
He draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based work to address thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Dr. Shaffer pays attention to trauma, loss, and spiritual beliefs when those areas are important to the client.
He often helps people untangle how past events feed current struggles with substance use, mood, or self-worth. The work includes building coping skills, clarifying values, and creating small, doable steps forward. Over 20 years he has supported people dealing with intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, anger and impulse problems, and challenges tied to chronic illness or caregiver stress.
He also helps with career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and relationship communication. Clients can expect straightforward language, calm guidance, and an emphasis on realistic change. Dr.
Shaffer practices in Pennsylvania and offers services that incorporate the client's worldview and personal beliefs into the plan.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Brian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brian names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on identifying personal values and taking small steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often helpful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can aid depression, anxiety, and some addictive behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on how early relationships shape current bonds and can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and relationship patterns.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to match methods to goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean using ACT in one phase, then shifting to CBT exercises or attachment work as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone can fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging suit quick reflections or people who prefer writing. These options help people fit therapy around work, travel, or life demands while keeping a steady connection with a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and many related concerns listed on his profile.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a person-centered style that combines talk therapy with practical techniques from ACT, CBT, DBT, and attachment work.
How much experience does he bring?
He has 20 years of clinical experience working in mental health, addiction, trauma, grief, and spiritual care.
What credentials and location are on record?
He is listed with LCMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with him?
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