About Shannon
Shannon Nelson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in California who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She brings a calm, direct style that focuses on practical steps and real-world solutions. Shannon keeps sessions grounded and easy to follow for busy parents and adults.
Her work draws on several therapy approaches to match what each person needs. Shannon leans on attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns and how early bonds shape reactions.
Background and approach
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people recognize unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Shannon’s background includes three years of professional experience, much of it in school settings supporting children, teens, and young adults with autism spectrum differences, ADHD, anxiety, and depression. That experience helped her learn how to explain skills simply and coach them into daily routines.
In sessions she treats the person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. She uses clear goals and step-by-step plans so progress feels measurable. Parents and adults often find her focus on practical tools useful when life feels overwhelming.
Shannon works with common concerns such as impulsivity, communication problems, caregiver stress, and issues around attachment and abandonment. She aims to make therapy feel manageable and relevant to everyday challenges.
Approaches that fit work and home life
Shannon commonly uses attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral work to help clients make concrete changes. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice repeating patterns in close relationships. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Choosing the best approach is a team decision. Shannon works together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and day-to-day life. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress or priorities change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let someone follow visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simpler to fit brief reflections or coaching into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent while balancing school, work, and family demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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