- Person-centered care
- Trauma-informed work
- Integrates spiritual beliefs
About Brian
Dr. Brian Shaffer is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with 20 years of clinical experience. He uses a person-centered approach and draws on multiple methods to help people manage stress, addiction, grief, depression, and other concerns. He respects each person's spiritual beliefs and brings that into sessions when clients want it included.
He focuses on helping people work through past trauma and loss that often feed current problems with substance use and mood. Sessions look at patterns that keep someone stuck and introduce tools to handle strong emotions and urges. Treatment aims to reduce symptoms and build practical habits for daily life.
Dr. Shaffer blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered methods in tailored ways. He matches approaches to the person's situation rather than applying a single model to everyone. This flexible approach supports work on relationships, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes.
With two decades of practice, he has worked with people facing complex medical and caregiving stress, chronic pain, co-occurring conditions, and issues related to identity and sexuality. He also assists those coping with career strain, compassion fatigue, and the emotional impact of serious illness.
Dr. Shaffer practices in Pennsylvania and speaks English. International clients are accepted. To begin, users follow the site's Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
He focuses on helping people work through past trauma and loss that often feed current problems with substance use and mood. Sessions look at patterns that keep someone stuck and introduce tools to handle strong emotions and urges. Treatment aims to reduce symptoms and build practical habits for daily life.
Dr. Shaffer blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered methods in tailored ways. He matches approaches to the person's situation rather than applying a single model to everyone. This flexible approach supports work on relationships, intimacy-related concerns, and coping with life changes.
With two decades of practice, he has worked with people facing complex medical and caregiving stress, chronic pain, co-occurring conditions, and issues related to identity and sexuality. He also assists those coping with career strain, compassion fatigue, and the emotional impact of serious illness.
Dr. Shaffer practices in Pennsylvania and speaks English. International clients are accepted. To begin, users follow the site's Start Therapy flow to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.