About Shannon
Shannon LaTray is a licensed mental health counselor who uses practical, person-focused therapy to help people manage stress and anxiety. She brings nine years of clinical experience and works with issues that include depression, addictions, relationship concerns, and life transitions. Shannon favors approaches that center the person in the room.
She listens for what matters most, helps people name their priorities, and builds steps that fit day-to-day life. Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause distress and to try small changes that reduce symptoms and improve functioning.
Background and approach
Common areas Shannon addresses are low self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and problems with eating or sleeping. She also supports people facing career shifts, compassion fatigue, ADHD challenges, and intimacy-related questions. Addiction and recovery work are part of her practice as well.
Her work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Those approaches are combined to match each person’s goals and pace rather than applied the same way to everyone. Shannon practices as an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
She offers sessions in English and provides several online session formats. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule appointments that fit their needs.
How Shannon’s Approaches Work Online
Shannon uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus on each person’s experience, offering space to talk and to be heard without judgment; this helps with anxiety, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioral changes that reduce symptoms like worry or sleeplessness. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when stronger emotional patterns and attachment concerns are present, helping people name and shift interactions that fuel distress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals and try methods that suit their preferences and daily life. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most rather than fixed in advance.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer talk therapy; phone sessions can fit a tighter schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging work well for short check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy routines.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York
- Languages
- English
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