- Evidence-informed methods
- Skill focused sessions
- Warm professional presence
About Shannon
Dr. Shannon Hunter is a licensed professional counselor with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical coping skills and clear strategies to help people reduce stress and manage life challenges. Dr. Hunter combines talk therapy with psychoeducation to give clients tools they can use between sessions.
Her background spans education and mental health counseling, including work in private practice, clinics, integrated health care settings, state facilities, and university campuses. She holds a Master’s in Counseling, a Master’s in Education, and a Doctorate in Educational Psychology, and maintains licensure as an LPC in Texas.
In sessions she uses straightforward methods from cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior ideas, and mindfulness to build an individualized plan. Conversations are grounded in real-life skills you can try right away, such as managing anxiety, improving sleep, and addressing addictive behaviors.
People who reach out often want help with relationships, self-esteem, trauma, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD-related concerns, or issues tied to identity and intimacy. She also works with concerns like caregiver stress, chronic illness adjustment, body image, and commitment issues.
Her style is calm and direct, with an emphasis on active listening and practical steps. The aim is to create a respectful space where clients can speak honestly and learn strategies that fit their daily life.
How therapeutic approaches inform online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing painful thoughts and feelings without letting them drive behavior, then committing to actions that fit personal values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete techniques to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness for people who feel easily overwhelmed by strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on their goals, daily demands, and what feels most helpful. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are available, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can still teach skills, review homework, and talk through practical problem solving in remote sessions, helping clients apply techniques in everyday life.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Work can focus on stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, and parenting or caregiver stress.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions blend talk therapy with psychoeducation and practical skill building. The approach emphasizes clear coping strategies clients can use between meetings.
What is the clinician's background?
The clinician has 19 years of experience across education and mental health settings, including private practice, clinics, integrated care, state facilities, and university campuses.
What credentials and location are listed?
The clinician is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Texas.
Which languages are sessions offered in and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking to know which formats are offered.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.