About Shannon
Shannon Gooch meets people where they are and helps them find clearer footing. She listens without judgment and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Shannon is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC with ten years of experience and works from a direct, compassionate stance.
She draws on simple, concrete tools to address relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting stress, anger, and trauma. Sessions tend to focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns, building coping skills, and setting small goals that lead to change.
How Shannon works
The tone is collaborative and action-oriented rather than overly clinical. Shannon trained in counseling with a master’s degree in professional counseling and began her work in a variety of practice settings. That breadth of experience shaped a practical approach to complex issues like abuse, bipolar disorder, and deep-seated shame.
She also supports people facing adoption and foster care questions, blended family concerns, and problems tied to fatherhood or separation. Her style blends Client-Centered listening with Cognitive Behavioral and Solution-Focused techniques. For trauma-related concerns, she uses Trauma-Focused methods to help people process painful events and reduce their day-to-day impact.
The emphasis is on skills that can be practiced between sessions. Shannon practices from Texas and conducts sessions in English. She frames therapy as a partnership and encourages people to bring honest questions and real-life goals to each meeting.
Shannon lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Shannon works with
The areas below are the ones Shannon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Online approaches that focus on skills and healing
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding the person's perspective. The therapist prioritizes empathy and respect, letting the person set the pace and focus for sessions, which helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship strain, and parenting stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. It teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and mood swings linked to bipolar disorder.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift over time as new challenges or goals emerge, and the person is involved in those decisions.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth sessions that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, ongoing coaching, or when writing feels more comfortable than speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different routines.
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