Shannon Tarolli , LPC-MH

Shannon Tarolli is a Licensed Professional Counselor of Mental Health (LPC-MH) in Delaware with 10 years of practice. She focuses on common and painful concerns like stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with big life changes. Many people also seek her help for women's issues, chronic pain and illness, and workplace stress. Shannon uses a blend of clear, practical approaches. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps clients clarify values and take small steps toward them. She also uses EMDR for processing trauma when appropriate. Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-focused. Shannon works with each person to set short-term goals and build skills they can use day to day. She aims to teach tools for anxiety, panic, OCD patterns, and for managing grief or chronic illness setbacks. Her background includes a decade of clinical experience in Delaware. She has worked with teens and adults across mood, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns and has added trainings in several evidence-informed methods. That mix informs how she adapts work to each person. People looking for a calm, steady approach find the pace intentional. Shannon helps clients break problems into manageable parts. She encourages clear steps toward values and offers techniques to reduce overwhelm and strengthen resilience.

How these approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions focus on simple exercises and real-life steps to reduce avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change thinking and behavior patterns that feed anxiety or depression. In online CBT, clients often use short exercises between sessions to practice new habits. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a structured method for processing traumatic memories; when offered online it uses guided procedures and grounding techniques adapted for remote sessions to support trauma work. Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk about your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan as you go. That collaborative process helps shape a treatment path that feels manageable and focused on what you want to change. Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face to face for exercises and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a good alternative when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, skill practice, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or health routines while still using ACT, CBT, or EMDR techniques.