Shayna Pannuzzo, LPC

Shayna Pannuzzo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges related to attention and mood. Shayna emphasizes each person's strengths and works alongside clients as they take steps toward more satisfying days.

Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful thought patterns and notice what helps them feel steadier. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox when clients need help with emotion regulation and finding the motivation to make changes.

Shayna has experience supporting people who are neurodivergent and those with developmental or intellectual disability diagnoses. She also addresses caregiver stress and compassion fatigue, and she helps with communication problems and relationship concerns. Her work includes supporting people facing obsessive-compulsive symptoms, panic attacks, mood disorders, and trauma-related difficulties.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person. Shayna listens for what matters most and then focuses on practical steps clients can try between meetings. She encourages small, achievable goals to build confidence and reduce overwhelm.

Shayna works in New Jersey and conducts sessions in English. If you want to explore working with her, the site’s Start Therapy button begins the matching process and scheduling.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Shayna uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often focused on practical exercises and experiments that people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and lift mood.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and present-moment awareness. DBT skills help when emotions feel intense, while mindfulness practices support steadying attention and reducing reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shayna will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and daily life. She listens to what has and hasn’t worked before, then adjusts techniques so they are manageable and relevant.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy into work, caregiving, and other responsibilities. Online work can make shorter check-ins, consistent weekly meetings, or focused skills sessions easier to schedule, and it lets clients apply tools directly to their day-to-day routine while reviewing progress with a licensed professional.