Dr. Anthony Shay, LPC
Practical, body-aware therapy for everyday struggles
About Anthony
Dr. Anthony Shay is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin. He holds a Doctorate in Education and a master's degree in Professional Counseling from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
He combines talk-based work with awareness of the body to help people move through hard moments. Dr. Shay keeps sessions straightforward and practical.
He listens for what matters most and helps people name feelings, notice physical responses, and try small changes.
Background and approach
He often blends somatic ideas with cognitive and acceptance-focused tools so thoughts, feelings, and bodily reactions are addressed together. People come for help with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship strain, and substance concerns. He also supports people managing chronic pain, aging-related challenges, ADHD, and work or career stress.
Sessions focus on clear goals and usable skills that fit daily life. His style is collaborative and paced to each person. He invites curiosity about patterns and offers gentle experiments to test new ways of coping.
When needed, he draws on attachment ideas to strengthen connection and on cognitive methods to shift unhelpful thinking. Dr. Shay offers multiple online formats so people can choose what works best.
He accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. To begin, people use the platform’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a session.
How somatic and acceptance approaches work online
Somatic-informed work invites attention to how emotions show up in the body, using gentle tracking and breath or movement awareness to reduce distress. Online sessions can guide these practices through conversation and simple in-session exercises aimed at reducing tension and increasing bodily safety.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them, and choosing actions that match personal values. In an online session this often looks like short exercises, values clarification, and homework that fits home life.
Attachment-Based ideas help people see how early connection patterns shape current relationships. Therapy explores those patterns and tries small changes in communication and expectations to build more supported interactions.
Finding the right mix is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful, then try approaches together. This collaborative process helps tailor sessions to each person’s needs.
Online formats include video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can pick what fits their schedule and comfort. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care while managing work, family, or mobility challenges. Therapists can coach skills, review practice between meetings, and adjust methods based on what the client reports.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English