Arielle ShippLPC

Arielle Shipp is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and related concerns. She works with people facing postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth challenges, fertility issues, and women's health concerns. Arielle emphasizes strengths and practical steps so people feel steadier day to day.

Arielle takes a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. She listens first, then helps people set goals that matter to them. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings, clearer ways to think about problems, and tools to reduce overwhelm.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns that keep people stuck. She also uses Trauma-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when trauma is part of the story. These approaches are offered as part of a tailored plan, not a one-size-fits-all method.

Clients describe practical conversations about coping, sleep, anger, and relationships. Arielle supports people dealing with grief, career stress, compassion fatigue, and bipolar mood concerns. She encourages small changes that build confidence and self-love over time.

With 14 years of professional experience, Arielle blends experience with a calm, respectful manner. People who choose her often want straightforward help getting through a hard season, adjusting to life changes, or recovering from past hurt. To begin, visitors can follow the site's start process to match with her and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Arielle uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical skills for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and everyday stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is offered when past traumatic events continue to cause distress; it uses structured processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. Trauma-Focused Therapy centers on understanding how trauma shapes reactions and on building coping skills to manage symptoms and triggers.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Arielle will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then recommend or combine methods that seem to fit. This collaborative planning helps match techniques to what a person needs in their current life.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule appointments around work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and allow short check-ins when energy is limited. It can also help people stay consistent with weekly skill practice and integrate therapy into everyday routines.