Shannon Nelson , LPCC

Shannon Nelson is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in California. She focuses on stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable for people who are nervous about starting. Shannon emphasizes collaboration and practical steps rather than long lectures.

She draws on experience working in school settings supporting children, teens, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and other mental health needs. That work shaped her skill at breaking problems into small, doable steps. She uses clear strategies people can try between sessions to notice progress.

Shannon approaches care with respect for each person’s story. She works from attachment-based ideas to look at relationships and patterns. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new skills. Narrative and client-centered methods help people reflect on meaning and make choices that fit their values.

In sessions she listens first and then offers tools that match a person’s goals. She helps with family and relationship stress, codependency, commitment concerns, and communication problems by focusing on concrete changes people can practice. She also supports those managing guilt, shame, impulsivity, body image concerns, and caregiver stress.

Shannon conducts sessions in English and works with adults and young people she has experience with from school settings. Her approach is down-to-earth, strengths-focused, and action oriented.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns formed over time. It helps people see how past connections influence current reactions and guides steps to change how they relate to others. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches concrete techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and build new coping skills that reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether attachment work, CBT, or a mix of methods will best meet the client’s needs and adjust the plan as progress develops.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, brief skill coaching, or ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and keep momentum while working toward personal goals.