About Shannon
Shannon Young is a licensed social worker who works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and the challenges of major life changes. She also supports clients managing focus and attention concerns that relate to ADHD. Shannon practices in New York and brings five years of experience to her work as an LCSW.
In sessions she aims for a straightforward, compassionate tone. She creates a calm space where people can say what is on their mind.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on practical steps, coping skills, and clearer daily routines that can reduce overwhelm. Shannon emphasizes collaboration. She guides people to identify small, achievable goals and to notice what helps them feel more organized and connected.
The work often includes improving communication and addressing attachment-related worries. She uses tools that aim to reduce isolation and ease social anxiety and phobia. Clients can expect techniques for handling anxious moments and ways to rebuild confidence in relationships and social settings.
Shannon offers a mix of check-ins and longer sessions tailored to each person’s needs. She explains options clearly and helps people pick practical strategies that fit their daily life. Her approach is steady, accessible, and focused on usable change.
Approaches and online care that fit your day
Shannon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach she applies helps people build daily routines, structure, and concrete strategies to manage attention and focus difficulties. This is useful for reclaiming productivity, reducing overwhelm, and improving memory and concentration in everyday tasks.Another approach centers on emotion regulation and anxiety reduction through simple coping tools. This work includes learning short practices to calm anxious moments, and ways to break problems into manageable steps for depression and stress. It often supports communication work and addresses attachment-related worries that affect relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shannon treats the choice of methods as collaborative - she will talk through options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on a person’s goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful in real life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier on low bandwidth days or when screen time is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or when someone prefers typed communication. This range helps people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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