Arielle Shipp, LPC

Arielle Shipp is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and depression. She speaks plainly about life changes and the practical steps people can take. Taking the first step can feel scary, and she offers steady support while someone gets started on change.

She uses practical tools to address everyday problems like sleep trouble, parenting strain, work stress, and relationship communication. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps that build confidence over time. Her work also covers grief, anger, compassion fatigue, body image, and reproductive concerns such as fertility and postpartum depression.

Arielle draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address difficult memories and the ways trauma shows up in daily life. These approaches are used in service of concrete changes, not abstract labels.

She has 14 years of professional experience and holds an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor. Arielle practices in Virginia and conducts sessions in English. She expects people to be active partners in planning goals and homework between sessions.

Her style is straightforward and supportive. She emphasizes collaboration, small steps, and practical coping skills so people can notice change in day-to-day life. If someone wants to begin, they can expect a clear process for setting goals and tracking progress.

How Arielle Uses CBT, EMDR, and Trauma-Focused Work Online

Many clients find Cognitive Behavioral Therapy useful for learning how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT involves noticing thoughts that get in the way, testing them, and trying new behaviors to change how someone feels. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a method aimed at reducing the intensity of distressing memories by guiding the brain to reprocess them; it is often used when trauma memories continue to cause strong reactions. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how past hurt affects present life and builds skills to manage those effects.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals, and preferences. Over a few sessions they will discuss what feels helpful and adjust the plan so it fits how the person wants to work.

Session formats for this therapist are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering flexible scheduling around work or childcare. It also makes it easier to continue care during life transitions while working directly with a licensed professional to address trauma, anxiety, sleep problems, and other concerns.