About Shannon
Shannon Detwiler is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She draws on nearly a decade of clinical work to help people who feel worn out by constant responsibilities and unclear about what they want from life. Shannon writes plainly and meets people where they are without judgment.
She helps clients notice patterns that lead to people-pleasing, guilt, and over-responsibility. Sessions often look at family of origin issues, attachment concerns, and communication problems that keep those patterns going.
Background and approach
Shannon uses practical tools to reduce worry and build steadier moods. Her approach blends acceptance and commitment strategies with cognitive behavior methods and emotion-focused work. That combination helps people name difficult feelings, test unhelpful thoughts, and take small steps toward meaningful change.
Mindfulness and dialectical skills are also available when stress or intense emotions get in the way of daily life. Shannon has nine years of experience and holds LMHC credentials in New York and Florida. She is based in Florida and offers sessions in English.
Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, abandonment, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, forgiveness, and relationship concerns. People who come to Shannon usually want straightforward guidance and clear skills they can use between sessions. She focuses on practical changes - better boundaries, steadier moods, and clearer direction - rather than long lists of techniques.
The aim is to help clients feel more grounded and more able to make choices that fit their values.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Shannon uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. ACT teaches simple exercises to notice thoughts and choose action rather than getting stuck in worry or avoidance.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another main approach she uses; it focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical behavior changes. CBT is useful for reducing anxiety, managing low mood, and breaking cycles of negative thinking.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) techniques are brought in when relationship patterns or attachment needs are central. EFT helps name feelings and create new ways of responding that build connection and safety in close relationships.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about symptoms, goals, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether a skills-based plan, acceptance work, or emotion-focused exploration fits best, and that plan can change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls let people work face-to-face from their chosen location. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins or ongoing support easier to fit into a busy schedule.
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- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Pennsylvania, New York
- Languages
- English
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