Anxiety & Depression
Work with anxiety, low mood, and overthinking without letting them decide what happens next.
Stop struggling with your mind. Start living your life.
I'm Shaun Hardie. I help people get unstuck and show up for the people and things that matter most using ACT, or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
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You are more than the thoughts that keep you stuck.
A different relationship with your mind
It's not about fixing yourself. It's about finding a workable way forward.
Too often, we get so caught up struggling with our own thoughts that we forget to actually live. The mind turns into a tug-of-war, and all that effort pulls us away from the people and experiences we care about.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is not about winning every argument with your mind. It is about learning to make room for difficult experiences, unhook from unhelpful stories, and take meaningful action anyway.
Start with a practical toolWhere people often feel stuck
Life can be hard without becoming your whole life.
Shaun provides counseling for the places where thoughts, emotions, relationships, and life circumstances can leave people feeling stuck.
Stress & Life Transitions
Navigate life stressors, major changes, adjustment, and difficult seasons with greater flexibility.
ADHD & Executive Functioning
Build practical ways to support attention, follow-through, and emotional regulation.
Relationships & Communication
Respond to relational distress and communication difficulties with greater clarity and intention.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor in IndianaFounder of Vineyard CounselingExplore counseling options →
Meet Shaun
Warm, practical, and grounded in what matters.
I've always been drawn to helping people navigate life's challenges—not only offering support, but exploring the deeper why behind our actions, thoughts, and feelings.
For more than a decade, I've walked alongside people in difficult moments as a counselor, minister, and someone who understands what it feels like to be stuck. Those experiences shaped a style that is open-minded, engaging, creative, and down-to-earth.
My work draws especially from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI): practical, collaborative approaches that help people find their own workable next steps.
- Training
- MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Indiana Wesleyan University - Approach
- ACT and Motivational Interviewing
Faith integration when desired
Faith & ministry
I also serve as a pastor at Angola Assembly of God. My Christian faith is an important part of who I am and shapes the faith reflections I share on this blog. For those seeking Christian counseling, faith can be part of our work together when you want it to be.
From the blog
Therapy, faith, and ideas worth practicing.
You're Not Unable. You're Unpracticed.
Sometimes a limitation is real. But before you call yourself unable, consider whether the skill simply needs practice, discernment, and time.
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CBT, ACT, DBT: What’s the Difference?
Three evidence-based therapy approaches can look at the same human moment through different lenses. Here is what each brings into focus.
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Founder of Vineyard Counseling
Growth takes time. You don't have to do it alone.
Vineyard Counseling is Shaun's Fort Wayne practice: a calm, faith-informed place where evidence-based therapy meets compassion, patience, and practical care.
Practical tools & free resources
Take the next step from insight to practice.
Find the worksheet from a video, download it free, and work through one idea at your own pace.
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