Dr. Brian Shaffer, LCMHC, LCPC
Michigan · 20 years in practice
Dr. Brian Shaffer is a counselor in Pennsylvania who uses Jungian therapy alongside other approaches to help people facing addiction, grief, anxiety, and life changes.
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
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 Brian
Dr. Brian Shaffer is a counselor in Pennsylvania who uses Jungian therapy alongside other approaches to help people facing addiction, grief, anxiety, and life changes. He holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and brings 20 years of clinical experience.
He focuses on practical steps toward recovery and clearer daily functioning. He favors a person-centered style that treats the whole person, including spiritual beliefs when clients wish to include them. Sessions often look at how past losses, trauma, or attachment wounds link to current struggles.
Background and approach
That helps people understand patterns that keep them stuck and find new ways to respond. Dr. Shaffer blends Jungian ideas about symbols and life meaning with cognitive behavioral tools and acceptance strategies.
He also draws on attachment-based work to improve close relationships and coping with abandonment or codependency. This mix aims to make therapy both thoughtful and useful for everyday life. Clients commonly bring concerns like addiction, depression, grief, stress, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, or challenges tied to chronic illness and caregiving.
He also addresses sexual culture topics, body image, and career stress in clinical work when relevant to the individual. Sessions can be done by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different needs. Dr.
Shaffer accepts international clients and tailors his approach to each person’s goals and situation.
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
- Jungian Therapy
- 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)
- 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 and online care
Jungian therapy looks at symbols, dreams, and life meaning to help people understand why certain patterns repeat. It can be useful for people wrestling with grief, identity questions, or deep emotional themes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on accepting difficult thoughts and taking committed action toward values. It helps with anxiety, depression, and making changes that matter. Attachment-Based Therapy examines early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections and trust, which can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns, and codependency.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to see which methods fit their goals, values, and daily life. Together they decide whether to emphasize Jungian exploration, acceptance and commitment skills, attachment work, or a mix suited to the issue at hand.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for unfolding conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text are useful for brief check-ins, homework, or when messaging feels more manageable. These options provide flexibility for people balancing caregiving, work, or long distances while pursuing consistent therapeutic work.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
He works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and ADHD. Additional areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and career concerns.
What is the therapist's general approach or style?
He uses a person-centered approach that combines Jungian perspectives with practical methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based work. The aim is to link life meaning and symbols with everyday coping skills.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 20 years of experience working in mental health, addiction, trauma, grief, and spiritual care. That background informs work on recovery and long-term coping.
What credentials and location are listed?
He holds LCMHC and LCPC credentials and practices in Pennsylvania. These credentials are noted as NH LCMHC and NV LCPC in his background.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English. He also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for therapy sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on those factors.
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