About Shannon
Shannon Hart is a counsellor registered with the National Counselling Society (NCPS). She brings four years of clinical experience and a warm, straightforward style that helps people facing stress, anxiety and related challenges find clearer ways forward. She trained in psychology, earning a Bachelor degree with honours at Aston University, and completed a Master’s in Counselling at Worcester University.
Shannon also has training in life coaching, which she can combine with counselling to set practical goals and keep progress on track.
Background and approach
Sessions use a mix of client-centred listening, cognitive work and mindfulness practice. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas when helpful, tailoring the mix to each person’s needs and aims. Conversations focus on what the client wants to change and how to get there in manageable steps.
Shannon has worked with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, depression, grief, addictions and relationship or intimacy-related issues. She also supports people struggling with sleep, self-esteem, parenting stress, compassion fatigue and a variety of other life pressures. Her style is direct but compassionate.
She places emphasis on clear communication, respect and practical strategies that people can use between sessions. Taking the first step can feel hard, and she aims to make the process simple and focused on everyday progress.
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Shannon uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try new, small experiments in thinking and behaviour. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems because it focuses on clear, practical steps you can try between sessions.She also works in a client-centred way, which means the counsellor listens deeply and shapes sessions around what matters most to the person. This approach helps with building trust, exploring feelings and deciding the next steps together.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will discuss different options and agree a plan based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. This is collaborative: clients help set goals and evaluate progress as therapy continues.
Online therapy gives flexibility in how and when sessions happen. Video calls let people use visual cues for a fuller conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or shorter exchanges. These formats can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or other commitments, while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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