Shannon Kaufman , LPCC

Shannon Kaufman is an Ohio licensed professional clinical counselor with 14 years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and LGBT concerns. Shannon aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and real. Shannon creates an open atmosphere where clients can talk about upsetting thoughts and feelings without being judged. She listens closely and asks clear questions to help people notice patterns and choose different responses. Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-focused while remaining warm and respectful. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting strain, and career stress. She also supports people dealing with mood conditions like depression and bipolar disorder, attention difficulties such as ADHD, and struggles with self-esteem and anger. Additional areas include adoption and foster care issues, attachment and abandonment wounds, body image, codependency, and chronic illness or pain. Shannon uses several therapy approaches to match the needs of each person. She draws on client-centered methods to center the person’s own goals, cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and trauma-focused tools when past events interfere with daily life. Motivational interviewing and elements of dialectical behavior therapy are used when relevant. People who reach out can expect clear conversation, practical skills to practice between sessions, and ongoing support while they try new ways of coping. Shannon works with the pace each person needs and helps build steps toward a more manageable life.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and perspective. The therapist listens without judgment and helps clients identify what matters most to them, which can guide practical steps forward. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches tools to change patterns that cause distress; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Trauma-focused therapy targets the effects of past harm and provides ways to process upsetting memories while learning safer coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shannon will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative planning means approaches can be adjusted over time as progress is made or new needs appear.

Online sessions can fit into busy lives because they remove travel time and let people connect from different locations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teaching of skills, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or times when writing is easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent and practical while working on real-life changes.