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Shayna Pannuzzo

Compassionate CBT-informed counseling for daily life

LPC New Jersey

Experience
6 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Self esteem
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Shayna

Shayna Pannuzzo is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey who centers her work on evidence-informed strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, and depression.

Background and approach

She brings six years of clinical experience and a background supporting neurodivergent individuals and those with developmental disabilities, drawing on practical tools to address mood concerns, obsessive and compulsive symptoms, panic, and challenges related to attention and impulsivity.

Her approach emphasizes client strengths and collaboration, inviting clients to be active participants in shaping treatment that aligns with their goals. Shayna also addresses relational and caregiving stresses, communication difficulties, compassion fatigue, and issues connected to traumatic brain injury and intellectual disability.

She works with a wide range of concerns including bipolar mood patterns, social anxiety, isolation, and caregiver burden. In sessions she combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with elements of dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing to build coping skills, increase emotional awareness, and support clearer decision making.

Her practice offers flexible online formats to accommodate different needs and schedules.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Shayna commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and learn practical techniques for managing anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thoughts. She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness in the face of strong feelings.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative effort. She works with clients to review goals, preferences, and day-to-day challenges and then tailors techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to fit each person's needs rather than applying a single method uniformly.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, letting clients connect from home or work and choose formats that match how they like to communicate. These options can make consistent care easier to fit into busy schedules while allowing therapists to share worksheets, skill-building exercises, and guided mindfulness practices that support progress between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Shayna address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other mood and behavioral concerns.
What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
Sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), mindfulness techniques, and Motivational Interviewing to build practical coping skills and emotional regulation.
How much clinical experience does this therapist have?
She has six years of professional experience as a licensed counselor working with neurodivergent clients and people with developmental diagnoses in addition to mood and anxiety concerns.
Where is Shayna licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with license number NJ LPC 37PC00917400.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsDissociationImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injury

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English