About Shannon
Shannon Gutwein is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience practicing in Wyoming. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and substance concerns. Her work also addresses grief, trauma, stress, and life transitions.
Shannon builds sessions around each person's needs. She listens without judgment and helps clients name patterns that get in the way. She uses straightforward tools so progress feels practical and achievable.
How Shannon works
Her approach draws from client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral strategies. That means conversations focus on what matters to the client while also trying new ways of thinking and acting. She blends skills work with reflection so problems are addressed from different angles.
Shannon also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and motivational interviewing when they fit the client’s goals. These methods add skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and finding internal motivation for change. Mindfulness practices are available to help with stress and attention concerns.
She often helps people who struggle with intimacy, self-esteem, anger, workplace stress, caregiver strain, or addictions. The practice supports folks facing co-occurring difficulties like bipolar symptoms, ADHD, or chronic grief. Sessions aim to build coping skills, clearer communication, and a stronger sense of direction.
Clients can expect a collaborative pace and direct coaching on practical strategies. Shannon focuses on short, doable steps while also addressing deeper patterns that keep problems repeating.
Shannon lists 8 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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wyoming |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience, using listening and reflection to help them find their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to sort feelings and decide next steps.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses simple techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that get in the way of functioning because it teaches clear skills to try between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for regulating strong emotions and handling crisis moments. It can be helpful for people who need tools for distress tolerance, emotion regulation, or improving communication under pressure.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That decision is collaborative and can change over time.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video is helpful when visual interaction matters, phone calls work well when internet bandwidth is an issue, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options offer flexibility and allow therapy to match daily routines and needs.
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