Jacqueline Shannon , LMFT

Jacqueline Shannon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who blends practical therapy with warm directness. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy struggles, addiction concerns, and life transitions. Jacqueline uses clear, down-to-earth language so clients can take small steps that add up to real change.

She brings ten years of clinical experience and a long history of community work to sessions. Jacqueline uses approaches drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-focused work, and client-centered methods. Sessions often mix focused conversation, present-moment awareness, and straightforward questions that help people notice what matters most.

Jacqueline has spent years supporting people with grief, caregiving stress, codependency, and family-of-origin issues. She also helps clients facing gender dysphoria, LGBT-related concerns, and compassion fatigue. Her aim is to help people build clearer values, steadier relationships, and better coping skills for everyday life.

In practice she leans toward collaboration. Jacqueline listens, reflects what she hears, and offers tools that fit each person’s goals. She combines empathy and gentle challenge so clients can test new behaviors between sessions and bring back what worked.

People meet with her by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions are provided from Oregon and conducted in English. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for the client.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Jacqueline commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based work to guide online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and learning to take meaningful action, even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings are present. It often helps with anxiety, stress, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and helps people build safer, more satisfying relationships.

Finding the right approach happens together. Jacqueline will ask about goals, past efforts, and daily routines, then suggest methods that match a person’s needs and preferences. The choice of techniques is flexible and can change as progress is made, with regular check-ins to see what feels most useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face connection for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or practicing new skills between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit care into busy schedules and to try approaches that suit everyday life.