Shania Wilkes , LPC

Shania Wilkes is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with ten years of progressive experience supporting individuals, couples, and families. As a grief counseling specialist, she has helped people navigate depression, anxiety, loss, addiction, major life changes, symptom management, and relationship conflict while assisting clients in regaining a sense of purpose and personal empowerment.

Wilkes also brings a background in higher education, having taught college-level courses in general psychology, human growth and development, and abnormal psychology. Her clinical work draws on an eclectic mix of evidence-informed approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy, with techniques tailored to each client’s needs.

Grounded in a person-centered and humanistic orientation, Wilkes emphasizes the client’s strengths and inherent resilience. She describes her style as "carefrontational" - a direct yet compassionate method of addressing problematic patterns so clients can shift how they manage challenges without being defined by them. Through this combination of honest feedback and empathic support, Wilkes aims to help clients develop practical coping strategies, clarify values, and move toward renewed self-acceptance and resolve.

Throughout her work, Wilkes centers the therapeutic relationship and the client’s lived experience, using clinical expertise and life experience to acknowledge, validate, and work through a broad range of emotions. Her focus spans stress, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction, relationship and family concerns, parenting, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and related challenges, with additional attention to issues such as attachment, codependency, body image, and multicultural concerns.

Could Remote Therapy Be a Good Match?

Many people wonder whether online therapy can make a meaningful difference. For many common concerns - such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and navigating life changes - online therapy has been shown to be just as effective as traditional in-person sessions.

One of the primary advantages is flexibility. Clients can connect with therapists in the format that fits their routines and comfort level - through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This range of options often makes it easier to integrate therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity of care during transitions.

Each therapist is a licensed professional, and clients may choose to switch providers if a different fit is desired. For people seeking accessible, evidence-informed support, online therapy offers a practical path to consistent therapeutic work without requiring travel or in-person attendance.