Arielle Shipp

Arielle Shipp is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, and the challenges of major life changes. She also supports concerns like low self-esteem, parenting strain, grief, sleep problems, and work-related stress. Her approach respects each person's strengths and choices. She emphasizes plain talk and practical steps to make daily life feel more manageable.

With 14 years of experience, Arielle focuses on building a working relationship where clients feel heard and understood. She uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful patterns. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma is part of the picture.

In sessions she helps people break bigger problems into smaller steps. That can mean working on thoughts that increase anxiety, practicing new ways to handle conflict, or pacing recovery after loss or trauma. She aims for clear goals and simple strategies people can try between meetings.

Arielle describes clients as experts in their own stories and centers their goals when planning care. She offers a supportive, straightforward style that combines listening with active problem-solving. Her work is practical and focused on making everyday routines and relationships more manageable.

People who choose her often want a counselor who talks plainly, sets attainable goals, and uses time-tested therapy tools. Sessions are in English and provided with attention to each person’s needs and life circumstances.

How Arielle’s approaches translate to online work

Arielle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognize and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT often involves setting small goals, tracking thoughts or activities, and practicing new skills between sessions.

She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories and symptoms. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process events and build coping skills, while EMDR is a structured approach aimed at reducing the intensity of troubling memories when appropriate.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss options, and adapt methods based on your goals and preferences. Together you decide what to try first and how to measure progress.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, or choose shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and trauma-focused techniques to remote sessions to help you practice skills and process difficult experiences without changing the core therapeutic work.