About Shannon
Shannon Gaiser is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of clinical experience. She brings a direct, understanding style and practical focus to sessions. Shannon aims to make therapy feel straightforward and useful from the first meeting.
She typically centers conversations on what a person wants to change right now. Sessions tend to use clear tools from cognitive behavioral work and motivational interviewing. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas are used when they help a person notice values and take action.
Background and approach
Shannon has a long background working in both inpatient and outpatient settings and in independent practice. That mix shaped her approach to addiction and co-occurring concerns, and to common problems like anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship strain. She also helps with issues such as family of origin difficulties, communication problems, codependency, and anger.
Her style is practical and collaborative. She listens first, then suggests small steps that can fit into everyday life. People can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to meet in ways that suit their schedule.
Shannon works from Pennsylvania and offers sessions in English. She accepts international clients and aims to respond to messages promptly during the workweek. To begin, a short matching process and scheduling step set the work in motion.
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters to them and take concrete steps toward those values. It focuses on actions a person can try even while difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood, and help with addiction-related thoughts and urges. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the person’s own goals and experience, offering a listening stance that helps people feel heard and decide what changes matter.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust plans as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps tailor techniques to each person’s daily life and comfort with different formats.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or be an option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coping reminders, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make ongoing work easier to maintain around family, work, and recovery routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English