About Shannon
Shannon Young is a licensed social worker in New York who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She brings five years of clinical experience to conversations about depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. Shannon aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
Her work tends to be practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on identifying what feels most urgent, learning ways to cope, and testing small changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Shannon talks with people about attention and concentration concerns, and she helps them find strategies that fit their routines. She also addresses how attachment patterns and communication habits affect relationships. That can mean practicing new ways to speak up, set boundaries, or reconnect after distance.
Social anxiety and feelings of isolation are explored with techniques meant to build confidence in social settings. Shannon treats transitions like job shifts, moves, and other life changes by breaking them into manageable steps. She supports people who want to rebuild routines and regain a sense of control.
Her approach is collaborative and grounded in real-world problem solving. Sessions are conversational and focused on skill-building. Clients can expect a mix of listening, practical suggestions, and agreed-upon tasks to try between meetings.
Shannon’s goal is to help people feel more capable of handling day-to-day stress and anxiety.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Shannon draws on evidence-based techniques that focus on practical coping skills and behavior change. One approach emphasizes teaching clear coping strategies for stress and anxiety, such as simple breathing, activity planning, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These techniques help reduce avoidance and build confidence in everyday settings.Another common focus is skills for attention and organization. This involves breaking tasks into smaller steps, creating routines, and using reminders to improve focus and reduce overwhelm. Those techniques are useful for people struggling with concentration or day-to-day memory slips.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Shannon will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before, then try methods that fit each person’s life. She adjusts plans based on what feels useful and practical for the client.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations, phone sessions require less bandwidth, chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging supports ongoing short reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting work, school, and family commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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