About Shannan
Shannan Marano is an ACA counsellor with three years' practical experience in Australia. She has worked in Aboriginal Medical Services, women's refuge centres and employment services. Shannan focuses on anxiety, stress, addictions, relationship concerns, trauma and coping with life changes.
She aims to meet people with respect, sensitivity and compassion as they take steps toward change. Shannan adapts each session to the person in front of her. She uses a mix of approaches, choosing strategies that suit your situation and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around what you need that week, whether that's problem-solving, emotional support or learning new skills. Her background includes hands-on work supporting people affected by domestic violence and substance use. That experience informs a practical approach to safety, pacing and rebuilding everyday routines.
She also brings experience supporting people through grief and end-of-life decisions. Shannan works with issues around attachment, abandonment, body image and family of origin concerns. She uses familiar, straightforward language and gentle guidance to help people notice patterns and try small changes.
The work often involves looking at thoughts, behaviours and values. People can expect a collaborative relationship where goals are clear and progress is reviewed. Shannan encourages steps that fit into daily life, such as communication practice, coping strategies and values-based actions.
She is available for sessions in English and supports a range of therapeutic formats.
Approaches that guide online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small actions toward those values. It helps people who feel stuck by teaching ways to notice difficult thoughts and still move forward. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It suits anxiety, stress and mood-related concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns, and it can help people who struggle with trust, abandonment or closeness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals and preferences and choose methods together. That collaborative process means sessions change over time as progress and priorities shift.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer conversation. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick homework or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to continue therapy around work, care duties or distance from services, while still working with appropriately qualified or registered professionals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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