Shawna Powell, LPC
Colorado · 23 years in practice
Shawna Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 23 years of clinical experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Colorado
- LPC.0005618 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1942648373 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Shawna
Shawna Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 23 years of clinical experience. She became a therapist after using her own life challenges to guide others toward healing. Shawna believes painful experiences can lead to growth, not only survival.
She focuses on helping people improve their day-to-day lives. Her work emphasizes meeting people where they are and treating them as the expert on their own story.
Background and approach
Shawna blends several approaches to fit each person's needs rather than relying on a single method. Sessions aim to be practical and direct so clients leave with clear steps to try between meetings. Shawna often addresses stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem.
She also supports people facing addiction, intimacy-related issues, relationship strain, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, body image, attachment issues, and coping with major life changes. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
Shawna pairs existential questions about meaning and purpose with concrete tools from cognitive and behavioral approaches. Clients can expect a mix of reflective conversation and skills practice tailored to their goals. Sessions are available in English and offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Shawna works with each person to set goals and track progress, helping them move from surviving to having a fuller life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Shawna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shawna names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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 and Online Care
Existential Therapy invites people to talk about meaning, choice, and what truly matters in life. It helps when someone is facing loss, big changes, or questions about purpose. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, mixes mindfulness with concrete steps to act according to personal values and is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with pain. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and can help with trust, intimacy, and relationship struggles.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shawna uses conversation and assessment to decide which methods fit a person's needs and goals. She collaborates with each client to try approaches, notice what helps, and adjust the plan together.
Online therapy offers flexible options like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people have face-to-face conversation from wherever they are, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when a shorter, written format feels better. These formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or health demands.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Shawna address?
Shawna works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and self-esteem challenges. She also focuses on addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, combining reflective conversation with practical exercises. She meets people where they are and involves them as experts in their care.
What experience does she bring?
Shawna has 23 years of experience in counseling work and draws on personal and professional experience to support healing and growth.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential, listed as CO LPC, and practices from Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Shawna provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shawna?
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