Shawna Powell, LPC

Shawna Powell is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with 23 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and the ongoing effects of trauma and abuse. Her practice also addresses parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and challenges tied to family of origin patterns.

Shawna draws on multiple therapeutic approaches to fit the person in front of her rather than using one fixed method. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She treats difficult life changes, addiction concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and issues like abandonment or attachment difficulties with clear, paced conversations and active problem solving.

In session she invites clients to describe what matters most to them and uses that as the guide for planning work together. Techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are used to notice unhelpful patterns and take small, concrete steps toward preferred ways of living. Attachment-based ideas help untangle how early family roles still affect current relationships.

Shawna also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and client-centered therapy when helpful, focusing on emotion regulation and practical coping. Her approach blends these methods so therapy sessions feel straightforward and focused on daily life.

People who reach out are often looking to change recurring family patterns, repair how they relate to others, or regain steadiness after distressing events. To begin, she asks about current struggles and what a better day would look like, then builds a plan from there.

How her approaches are used in online sessions