About Shannon
Shannon Nichols is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She focuses on everyday worries as well as relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Shannon also supports people working on self-esteem, motivation, career transitions, and coping with life changes.
In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through difficult feelings. She encourages small, practical steps so progress feels doable.
Background and approach
Conversations are direct but warm, with an emphasis on building confidence and clearer thinking. Shannon draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to see what changes. She also works with issues related to sexuality, including BDSM and kink culture, and supports people exploring self-love and sexual concerns.
Her approach blends practical tools and personal reflection. For someone feeling overwhelmed by anxiety or navigating a relationship challenge, she offers structured ways to manage symptoms alongside time to process emotions. Sessions are guided by the client's goals and pace.
Shannon has five years of professional experience as an LMHC. Her background in New York clinical practice informs a focused, down-to-earth style aimed at helping people build skills they can use outside of sessions.
How CBT and online sessions can help with anxiety and relationships
Shannon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot patterns of thinking that increase stress and anxiety. CBT involves identifying specific unhelpful thoughts, testing them with small experiments, and practicing alternative behaviors to reduce worry and improve daily functioning.She pairs practical CBT techniques with open conversations about relationship and intimacy-related concerns, including work with sexuality and kink culture. That means sessions can include skill-building exercises as well as guided discussion to clarify values and goals. Finding the right mix of tools and talk is collaborative - Shannon works with each person to figure out what fits their needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging provide ongoing, text-based support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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