Shannon Gutwein , LCSW

Shannon Gutwein is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience supporting people in Wyoming through difficult life moments. She focuses on clear, down-to-earth help for issues like depression, anxiety, addiction, and relationship struggles. Shannon aims to make sessions feel practical and understandable for people who are worried or overwhelmed.

She uses methods that center the person in the work and build skills for daily life. That includes cognitive behavioral strategies for shifting unhelpful thoughts, dialectical behavior tools for managing strong emotions, and mindfulness for grounding. Motivational interviewing helps when change feels hard or uncertain.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-focused. Shannon listens for patterns such as family of origin issues, codependency, or past trauma, and then helps people test small changes. She often works on communication, boundaries, and coping techniques that fit real-world demands like work or caregiving.

Shannon also supports concerns around grief, intimacy, anger, and career stress. She can help people dealing with first responder stress, caregiver burnout, or co-occurring issues like bipolar symptoms and substance use. The tone of her work is steady, practical, and respectful of each person’s pace.

Therapy is offered in English and available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Shannon practices in Wyoming as an LCSW, and she uses session formats that let people fit help into busy lives.

Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life

Shannon draws on client-centered work that keeps the person's goals front and center, focusing sessions on what matters most to each individual and adapting to their pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify and change patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress, which can help with anxiety, depression, and work or relationship problems. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, helpful when feelings feel overwhelming or communication keeps breaking down.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. Shannon will talk with each person about what they hope to change, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process means the method can shift as needs evolve.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make consistent care more achievable. Video suits in-depth conversations and skill work, phone can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick reflections, and messaging allows ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy days, caregiving schedules, or shift work while working with licensed professionals.