About Shannon
Shannon Nelson is a California-based therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She brings a calm, straightforward approach that aims to make difficult problems feel more manageable. Shannon speaks in plain terms and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Her work often draws on experiences supporting young people in school settings. That background includes helping students with autism spectrum differences, ADHD, anxiety, and depression.
Background and approach
Those years shaped how she breaks concerns into smaller, doable goals and builds routines that fit daily life. In sessions she listens first and then offers options that match each person’s needs. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them notice strengths they already have.
Conversations center on skills people can practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Shannon uses a mix of approaches when it helps - from talking about attachment and personal stories to teaching thinking and behavior skills. She aims for clear, gentle guidance rather than jargon.
Meetings are collaborative, with pace set by the person who comes to therapy. She holds the LPCC credential, which reflects her work in California. Shannon combines that professional foundation with everyday problem solving.
Her goal is to help people feel more steady, make better choices, and move toward a more satisfying life.
How these approaches fit online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape what feels safe and difficult now. It can help people who struggle with trust, fear of abandonment, or repeating relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It offers concrete tools for anxiety, low mood, impulsivity, and ADHD-related routines. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and goals, with the therapist offering understanding and support while the client guides the direction of work.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shannon will work together with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as work progresses so the approach stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling school, work, or caregiving. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, shorter touchpoints, or written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a routine and practice skills when they matter most.
Questions people ask
What concerns does Shannon work with?
What is Shannon's therapy style like?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What credentials and region are listed?
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
What session formats are available?
How is cost handled for therapy?
How do I begin working together?
What this counselor 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