Shannon Yambasky , LICSW

Shannon Yambasky is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and changes in life. She focuses on issues that often affect women, including self-esteem, postpartum depression, and fertility-related stress. Shannon aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk through painful feelings and figure out small, workable steps forward.

She draws on ten years of clinical experience in Washington and uses several therapy styles to match each person’s needs. Sessions emphasize understanding how early relationships shape current feelings and behavior. Shannon helps clients notice unhelpful patterns and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others.

Her work blends emotionally-focused, attachment-aware, and mindfulness-based approaches. That means attention to feelings in the moment, how attachment history shows up now, and simple mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity. She pairs those with a client-centered stance that keeps the person’s priorities at the center of each session.

Shannon addresses a wide range of concerns beyond mood disorders, including panic, post-traumatic stress, guilt and shame, isolation, and communication problems. She also supports people wrestling with life purpose and forgiveness work. In sessions she uses practical techniques and clear conversation to help people make tangible changes.

Shannon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so clients can choose what fits them. Her goal is steady progress at a pace that feels manageable for each person.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current emotional reactions and closeness. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns in real time and practice different ways of relating to loved ones. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on the felt experience of strong emotions and the patterns that keep people stuck; it helps with anxiety, relationship-related distress, and intense mood shifts by naming emotions and shifting interactional patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve mood; these skills can be practiced between sessions and during brief check-ins online.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Shannon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. Together they review what helps, adjust techniques, and prioritize steps that feel doable in daily life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited or a shorter, focused check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send updates, ask questions between sessions, or work through brief check-ins when schedules are tight. These options make it easier to maintain consistency without long commutes.