Shayna Pannuzzo, LPC

Shayna Pannuzzo is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in New Jersey. She focuses on everyday thoughts and habits, helping people manage stress, anxiety, and depression. Shayna emphasizes each person's strengths and supports practical steps toward a more balanced life.

She has six years of clinical experience and a strong background working with people who are neurodivergent or who have developmental disability or intellectual disability diagnoses. In sessions she listens for patterns in thinking and daily routines that make life harder. Then she works with clients to test small changes that can reduce distress and increase functioning.

Shayna blends straightforward, skills-focused methods such as cognitive behavioral work with mindfulness practices and elements of dialectical behavior therapy. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different responses, and build coping skills that fit real life. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding the energy to make a change.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, ADHD, obsessive behaviors, panic and social anxiety, caregiver stress, and relationship or communication problems. Sessions aim to be practical and paced to what the client can manage between appointments.

Shayna invites clients to define what a better day looks like and then plans modest, concrete steps toward those goals. The focus is on usable skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches translate to online care

Shayna commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral changes. CBT is practical and focuses on clear steps you can try between sessions to change patterns of thinking and everyday habits.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices. DBT-informed skills teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. Mindfulness helps people slow down, notice thoughts without reacting, and reduce rumination that fuels anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Shayna will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. Together they prioritize achievable steps and adjust approaches over time based on what helps most.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk to Shayna about scheduling and the best way to integrate therapy into your routine.