About Shane
Shane Robinson helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and major life changes. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania with eight years of experience. He offers practical, down-to-earth support for people trying to regain balance and purpose.
Shane’s approach is straightforward and collaborative. He uses clear tools from therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build skills for managing mood, strong emotions, and painful memories.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit into everyday life. In conversations he aims to create a calm, steady space to sort through what matters most. He listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and then works with clients to try new ways of responding.
The goal is not just to reduce symptoms but to help people reconnect with what matters to them. Shane draws on techniques that include emotion work, mindful action, and practical behavior change. He helps people handle relationship challenges, career stress, feelings of emptiness, and problems with impulse control.
He also supports those coping with grief, first responder stress, personality-related struggles, and mood disorders such as bipolar. Sessions are offered in English and are available through several online formats. To begin, readers follow the brief matching steps to schedule a first appointment and discuss goals and preferences with Shane.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can help when emotions feel overwhelming or when impulsive actions cause problems.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and day-to-day life. Sessions typically begin by setting clear, achievable goals and then testing tools together to see what helps most.
Online therapy makes these approaches accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style support, and ongoing skill reinforcement between longer sessions. These options offer flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English